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Snake Vine Dreaming
Artist: Nancy Nungarrayi Collins
30 x 30 cm
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- Artist:Nancy Nungarrayi Collins
- Title:Snake Vine Dreaming
- ID:2992/14
- Medium:Acrylic on Canvas
- Size:30 x 30 cm
- Region:Yuendumu, Central Australia
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Snake Vine Dreamingby Nancy Nungarrayi Collins
The country shown in this painting is Purturlu (Mt Theo) area. Ngalyipi (snake vine (Tinospora smilacina) os often used to represent in Aboriginal contemporary Warlpiri paintings by curved lines and has great ceremonial significance for Warlpiri Napanangka / Napangardi women and Napangardi and Japanangka / Japangardi men are the custodians for the Ngalyipi Jukurrpa at this site. Ngalyipi is used to make shoulder straps to help carry Ngami and 'Parraja'. In this painting the Napanagardi and Napanangka women are collecting 'Ngalyipi'. The Ngalyipi Jukurrpa is associated with initiation ceremonies for young Japanangka and Japngardi men.
- Artist:Nancy Nungarrayi Collins
- Title:Snake Vine Dreaming
- ID:2992/14
- Medium:Acrylic on Canvas
- Size:30 x 30 cm
- Region:Yuendumu, Central Australia
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Artist
Nancy Nungarrayi Collins comes from Yuendumu Community, approximately 300km from Alice Springs in Central Australia. Nancy has spent her life living at Yuendumu, attending the local school and later studying as a teachers assistant and working in the local school. Nancy along with several other of her family members paint for Warlukurlangu Artist based in Yuendumu. She has been painting with them since about 1995. Nancy paints her father Dreamings which include Snake Vine Dreaming and Pikilyi Jukurrpa. These Dreamings are based on the country, it's features, plants and animals.
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