Artist: Karen Napaljarri Barnes | Title: Mina Mina Jukurrpa (Minna Mina Dreaming) | Year: 2006 | Medium: synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen | Dimensions: 91 × 46 cm
PROVENANCE
Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Assoc. Cat No. 1348/06
ARTWORK STORY
The country associated with this painting is Mina Mina, a place far west of Yuendumu, significant to Napangardi and Napanangka women who are the 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. The women began their journey at Mina Mina where karlangu (digging sticks) emerged from the ground. Taking these implements the women travelled east creating Janyinki and other sites. Their journey took them eventually beyond Warlpiri country. The central motif in this painting is Ngalyipi, snake vine, which grows along the trunks and boughs of desert oak. Ngalyipi is a vine sacred to Napangardi and Napanangka women and has many uses. It is used as a ceremonial wrap, as a strap to carry parrajas laden with bush tucker and as a tourniquet for headaches.
Artist Profile
COMMUNITY/ REGION
Yuendumu, NT
LANGUAGE
Warlpiri
BIOGRAPHY
After finishing school in Lajamanu, Karen Napaljarri Barnes moved to Yuendumu and started painting for Warlukurlangu in 2001. She learned from her grandmother, Judy Napangardi Watson, who taught her cultural stories and traditions while encouraging her art.
Karen paints Dreaming stories that have been passed down through her family for generations. These stories originate from Mina Mina, a land west of Yuendumu, for which her family are the traditional custodians.
Recently, Karen has gained recognition for her depictions of Budgerigar Dreaming (Ngatijirri Jukurrpa), using bold, contrasting colours to portray the birds and abstract depictions of their surrounding landscapes.
© Adrian Newstead
REFERENCES
Kate Owen Gallery. "Karen Napaljarri Barnes." Accessed October 20, 2024.
PROVENANCE
Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Assoc. Cat No. 1348/06
ARTWORK STORY
The country associated with this painting is Mina Mina, a place far west of Yuendumu, significant to Napangardi and Napanangka women who are the 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. The women began their journey at Mina Mina where karlangu (digging sticks) emerged from the ground. Taking these implements the women travelled east creating Janyinki and other sites. Their journey took them eventually beyond Warlpiri country. The central motif in this painting is Ngalyipi, snake vine, which grows along the trunks and boughs of desert oak. Ngalyipi is a vine sacred to Napangardi and Napanangka women and has many uses. It is used as a ceremonial wrap, as a strap to carry parrajas laden with bush tucker and as a tourniquet for headaches.
Artist Profile
COMMUNITY/ REGION
Yuendumu, NT
LANGUAGE
Warlpiri
BIOGRAPHY
After finishing school in Lajamanu, Karen Napaljarri Barnes moved to Yuendumu and started painting for Warlukurlangu in 2001. She learned from her grandmother, Judy Napangardi Watson, who taught her cultural stories and traditions while encouraging her art.
Karen paints Dreaming stories that have been passed down through her family for generations. These stories originate from Mina Mina, a land west of Yuendumu, for which her family are the traditional custodians.
Recently, Karen has gained recognition for her depictions of Budgerigar Dreaming (Ngatijirri Jukurrpa), using bold, contrasting colours to portray the birds and abstract depictions of their surrounding landscapes.
© Adrian Newstead
REFERENCES
Kate Owen Gallery. "Karen Napaljarri Barnes." Accessed October 20, 2024.