Minyma Tingari - Sandhill Country, 2000 by Barbara Napangarti Reid 41x41cm

Date: 2000
Title: Minyma Tingari (Sandhill Country)
Language Group: Ngaanyatjarra

The events associated with the Tingari Cycle are of a secret and sacred nature so no further details were given. Generally, the Tingari are a specific group of Dreaming ancestors who travelled vast stretches of the country, performing rituals which created the particular land formations of the various sites. The Tingari men were accompanied by novices and followed by the Tingari Women. Their travels and adventures are enshrined in song cycles, which today are important aspects of the investiture teachings of the post initiatory youths as well as providing explanations for contemporary customs.