Karntakurlangu Jukurrpa (Belonging to women)
2000
Medium
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Measurements
130.0 × 239.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Asle Chilton Bequest, 2001
© Dorothy Napangardi/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Gallery 3
Ground Level, NGV Australia
About this work
Through a dense field of white dots, set against a black background, Dorothy Napangardi has created a kaleidoscopic sea that both gathers and dissolves across the canvas. The subject matter, Karntakurlangu, is one of the most extensive and significant women’s Dreamings belonging to Warlpiri people. Napangardi’s work shows the ceremonial site of origin for Minamina, the artist’s custodial Country that is located in the Tanami Desert, north of Yuendumu in the Northern Territory.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Accession Number
2001.50
Department
First Nations Australia
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