Artist: Portia Daniels | Title: Minna Minna,south of Yagga Yagga,W.A | Year: 1999 | Medium: Synthetic Polymer Paint on Canvas | Dimensions: 75 x 50cm
PROVENANCE
Warlayirti Artists Cat No. 373/99
ARTWORK STORY
This painting depicts one of the Tjukurrpa (Dreamtime) stories of the area. It depicts the people digging in the sand, shown as the six black U shapes. the people are digging a hole, looking for water. They dig deeper and deeper until they find, at first dirty then clean water. The white dots surrounding the hole being dug, indicate the small stones and crystals that were dug up at the same time. The people digging the hole came from the distinct skin groups, 2 Napanangka women, 2 Nungurrayi women and 2 Nakamarra women.
Artist Profile
COMMUNITY/ REGION
Nyirripi, NT
LANGUAGE
Warlpiri
BIOGRAPHY
Portia Nakamarra Daniels paints for Warlukurlangu Artists, an Aboriginal owned and governed art centre located in Yuendumu, a remote community 290 km northwest of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.
PROVENANCE
Warlayirti Artists Cat No. 373/99
ARTWORK STORY
This painting depicts one of the Tjukurrpa (Dreamtime) stories of the area. It depicts the people digging in the sand, shown as the six black U shapes. the people are digging a hole, looking for water. They dig deeper and deeper until they find, at first dirty then clean water. The white dots surrounding the hole being dug, indicate the small stones and crystals that were dug up at the same time. The people digging the hole came from the distinct skin groups, 2 Napanangka women, 2 Nungurrayi women and 2 Nakamarra women.
Artist Profile
COMMUNITY/ REGION
Nyirripi, NT
LANGUAGE
Warlpiri
BIOGRAPHY
Portia Nakamarra Daniels paints for Warlukurlangu Artists, an Aboriginal owned and governed art centre located in Yuendumu, a remote community 290 km northwest of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.