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Ceremonial Groundsby Philippa Guguman NungurrayiThis artwork depicts various ceremonial grounds or places of cultural significance for Australian Aboriginal people. These significant places have a deep connection with the land , cultural values and spiritual beliefs. Aboriginal people often travel vast distances to these places, where ceremonies are held through sing lines and dance cycles to re-enact their ancestors.
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ArtistPhilippa Guguman Nungurrayi was born c. 1975. She was raised at the community of Balgo in Western Australia. Philippa is related to many artists that are associated with Warlayirti Artists, her uncles Patrick Olodoodi Tjungurrayi and Brandy Olodoodi Tjungurrayi ( now deceased) Philippa paints the stories handed to her from both her mother and father's families, the most common subject in her artworks are the "Seven Sisters Dreaming.", her paintings also centre on the topography of the country around Balgo and the day to day chores of hunting and gathering bush foods. Philippa Guguman Nungurrayi spends her time living between Balgo, and Kiwirrkurra in Western Australia or occasionally visiting family in Alice Springs in Central Australia. 
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