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Pegleg Tjampitjinpa
Pegleg Tjampitjinpa
Pegleg Tjampitjinpa was born in the Kiwirrkurra area c1920. He and his family lived a traditional lifestyle in the region surrounding Wilkinkarra.
He earned his nickname when an infected spear-wound from a tribal fight resulted, after four months of suffering and being carried by his father-in-law, in the loss of his leg from the knee down. He walked with the help of a long pole, which he used to propel himself forward in large strides. He and his family, including over a dozen children from his several wives, had no contact with Western Civilisation until 1957, when they encountered a Northern Territory Welfare Branch patrol, which eventually relocated the family to Papunya.
During a visit to his lifelong friend Pinta Pinta Tjapanangka in Kintore, he started painting works reminiscent of the first Papunya Tula artists, focusing on Tingari designs in a limited pallette of reds, blacks and whites. Soon after, owing to his poor eyesight and following the death of Pinta Pinta, Pegleg entered a hiatus until an eye operation in the late 1990’s restored his sight and he could resume painting.
In 2000 Pegleg was included in the landmark exhibition at the AGNSW, Papunya Tula – Genius and Genesis. He is represented in major public and private collections throughout Australia and overseas. At the time of his death in 2006, Pegleg Tjampitjinpa was at least 85 years old.
Pegleg’s works concern the Tingari stories. During the creation era, Tingari ancestors gathered at a series of sites for Initiation Ceremonies. They travelled from across the country, performing rituals at specific sites that created the natural features of the landscape. The creation stories and rituals are still portrayed in song cycles, paintings and ceremonies and are part of the continuous teaching to the next generation. In painting Tingari Cycle, the artist is depicting the song cycle associated with the artist’s many dreaming sites and the locations of significant natural sites in his area.
Dec 07, 2025
JIMMY ROSS TJAMPITJINPA, (c.1949-2000), “Tingarri”, Acrylic on canvas., 66cm x 38cm
Ozbid Auctions
Sold: AUD350
Aug 31, 2025
JIMMY ROSS TJAMPITJINPA, (C.1949-2000), “Tingari”, Acrylic on canvas., 69cm x 46cm
Ozbid Auctions
Sold: AUD250
Jan 28, 2024
JIMMY ROSS TJAMPITJINPA ” Tingari ” Acrylic on canvas. Painted for Desert Art Gallery.
Ozbid Auctions
Sold: AUD225
Dec 04, 2023
Jimmy Ross Tjampitjinpa, , Untitled, Acrylic on canvas
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Passed
Dec 03, 2023
JIMMY ROSS TJAMPITJINPA “Tingari Ceremony” Acrylic on canvas
Ozbid Auctions
Sold: AUD225
Nov 05, 2023
JIMMY ROSS TJAMPITJINPA “Tingari”
Ozbid Auctions
Sold: AUD225
Nov 05, 2023
JIMMY ROSS TJAMPITJINPA “Tingari”
Ozbid Auctions
Sold: AUD250
Oct 17, 2023
JIMMY ROSS TJAMPITJINPA “Untitled” Acrylic on canv…
Ozbid Auctions
Sold: AUD600
Jan 04, 2023
JIMMY ROSS TJAMPITJINPA”My Country – Karin Kiwrikurra”
Ozbid Auctions
Sold: AUD375
Sep 27, 2020
JIMMY ROSS TJAMPITJINPA “Tingari”
Ozbid Auctions
Passed
May 19, 2016
JIMMY ROSS TJAMPITJINPA Untitled c.2004 acrylic on canvas
Leonard Joel
Sold: AUD200
Jun 06, 2015
Jimmy Ross Tjampitjinpa (c. 1949 – 2000) Sans titre, 1999 Acryli
Millon & Associes
Passed
Dec 01, 2012
Jimmy Ross Tjampitjinpa Sans titre – Tingari –
Millon & Associes
Sold: €300
Dec 01, 2012
Jimmy Ross Tjampitjinpa Sans titre – 1998
Millon & Associes
Sold: €600
Nov 25, 2012
JIMMY ROSS TJAMPITJINPA TINGARI 1995 synthetic
Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings
Passed
Mar 18, 2012
JIMMY ROSS TJAMPITJINPA TINGARI 1991 synthetic
Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings
Passed
Jul 21, 2008
TJAMPIT JR JIMMY ROSS TJAMPITJINPA Kiwirrkurra WA
Leonard Joel
Passed
Feb 12, 2009
JIMMY ROSS TJAMPITJINPA Kiwirrkurra WA (born
Leonard Joel
Passed
Aug 12, 2025
JIMMY TJAMPITJINPA ROSS (BORN CIRCA 1949), Sacred Tingari
Gibson’s
Sold: AUD320
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August 16, 2026
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