Mina Mina Jukurrpaby Madeleine Dixon Napangardi

The Dreaming comes from Mina Mina, a very important women's Dreaming site outside of Yuendumu in Central Australia. The owners of this Dreaming are the Napangardi and Napanangka women and the Japangardi and Japanangka men. There are a number of water soakages and claypans at Mina Mina. In the Dreamtime, ancestral women danced at Mina Mina and digging sticks rose up from the ground before travelling on to the east, dancing, digging for bush tucker, collecting Snake Vine and making places as they went. Snake Vine is used as a ceremonial wrap and a strap to carry coolamons.

Artist:Madeleine Dixon Napangardi
Title:Mina Mina Jukurrpa
ID:2100-17
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas
Size:30 x 30 cm
Region:Yuendumu, Central Australia

Artist

Madeleine Dixon Napangardi was born at Yuendumu Community approximately 290km from Alice Springs in Central Australia. Madeleine is a Warlpiri woman.

Central Art met Madeleine in 2007; she paints as a hobby and cultural activity. Her Dreamings include Ngalyipi Jukurrpa (Snake Vine Dreaming) and Mina Mina Dreaming. Madeleine also works with Warlukurlangu Artists, an Aboriginal art centre based in Yuendumu.

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