Women’s dreaming: Napangardi, Napanangka-kurlangu

This dreaming story is about Napangardi and Napanangka women dancing. They set off dancing from Minamina, and went to Wakurlpu area. They slept there and danced and danced. At dawn the next morning they went to Yanmajirdikirlangu area. They slept there and then went dancing far to the east. After that, holding dancing sticks, they danced to the west. There they threw the dancing sticks to the ground, pointing towards the west, went down into the earth, and returned to Minamina.

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Medium: Painting
850 x 500mm Acrylic on Canvas
Year: 2020
SKU: 44-20

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This dreaming story is about Napangardi and Napanangka women dancing. They set off dancing from Minamina, and went to Wakurlpu area. They slept there and danced and danced. At dawn the next morning they went to Yanmajirdikirlangu area. They slept there and then went dancing far to the east. After that, holding dancing sticks, they danced to the west. There they threw the dancing sticks to the ground, pointing towards the west, went down into the earth, and returned to Minamina.

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About Annie Johnson

Napanangka, Annie Simon, has lived in Lajamanu her whole life.  She now leaves town for dialysis. In 2020 she has began painting with her sister and co-wife, Kitty Napanangka Simon, as their husband passed away a few years ago and they have more time.  Annie has 5 children and many grand children.  Her art draws on the lands her family once lived in about 400kms south of Lajamanu.

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