MINA MINA JUKURRPA, 2005
150
JUDY NAPANGARDI WATSON
born c.1925
MINA MINA JUKURRPA, 2005
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
183.0 x 122.0 cm
inscribed verso: artist’s name, size, Warlukurlangu Artists cat. 1224/05
Estimate:
$12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $18,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 20 - 18 May 2011, Melbourne
Provenance
Warlukurlangu Artists, Yuendumu
Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne
Catalogue text
This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Alcaston Gallery which states in part: 'The country associated with this painting is Mina Mina, a place far west of Yuendumu, significant to Napangardi and Napanagka women who are custodians of the Dreaming that created the area. The Dreaming describes the journey of a group of women of all ages who travelled east gathering food, collecting Ngalyipi (Tinospora smilacina or snake vine) and performing ceremonies as they travelled.'