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25.01.2022 Beautiful new work by Margaret Nangala Gallagher Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art

24.01.2022 Stunning detail in this new Fire Dreaming by Nathania Nangala Granites Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art This Dreaming belongs to Warlukurlangu country to the south-west of Yuendumu, for which Jampijinpa/Jangala men and Nampijinpa/Nangala women have custodial responsibility. An old man ‘lungkarda’ (centralian blue-tongued lizard [Tiliqua multifasciata]), of the Jampijinpa skin group, lived on a hill with his two Jangala sons. The ...old man would feign blindness and send the two boys hunting in search of meat. While they were gone he would hunt and eat anything that he caught before they returned. One day the sons returned with a kangaroo that they had caught after much tracking. Unfortunately the kangaroo was sacred to the ‘lungkarda’, unbeknown to the boys. In his anger the old man decided to punish his sons and the next time they went out, he put his fire stick to the ground and sent a huge bush fire after them which chased them for many miles, at times propelling them through the air. Although the boys beat out the flames, ‘lungkarda's’ special magic kept the fire alive and it re-appeared out of his blue-tongued lizard hole. Exhausted the boys were finally overcome by the flames. In contemporary Warlpiri paintings traditional iconography is used to represent the Jukurrpa, particular sites and other elements. Usually sites that are depicted in paintings of this Jukurrpa include Warlukurlangu (a men's cave), Kirrkirrmanu (where the sacred kangaroo was killed), Wayililinypa (where the fire killed the two Jangala sons) and Marnimarnu (a water soakage) where the two Jangalas camped. See more

23.01.2022 Please enjoy this beautiful new work by Vanessa Nampijinpa Brown Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art

23.01.2022 Beautiful new Jitilypuru Jukurrpa (Red Mallee Flower Dreaming) by Sylvaria Napurrurla Walker Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art

23.01.2022 Please enjoy this beautiful new Water Dreaming by Lynette Nangala Singleton Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art

22.01.2022 Mina Mina Dreaming by Amanda Nakamarra Curtis Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art

20.01.2022 Beautiful Mina Mina Dreaming by Margaret Napangardi Lewis Deets here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art

20.01.2022 Please enjoy this beautiful new dot painting by Margaret Napangardi Lewis Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art Margaret Napangardi Lewis was born at Mount Doreen Station, an extensive cattle breeding station about 55 km west of Yuendumu in the Northern Territory. Margaret travelled around the country with her parents and went to school in Papunya then to the local school in Yuendumu, a remote Aboriginal community 290 km north-west of A...lice Springs in the NT of Australia. She is the daughter of Paddy Japanangka Lewis, a senior law man and artist. Margaret has two brothers, John and Willy and one sister Dorothy Napangardi Robertson, also a well-known artist working with Warlukurlangu Artists. Margaret is a Warlpiri woman who is now living in Nyirripi. She produced some paintings for Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation, an Aboriginal owned and governed Art Centre in Yuendumu, between 1986 and 2001 when she was living in Yuendumu. She also participated in the Yuendumu Batik program coordinated by Peter Toyne from 1986 to 1988. While living in Yuendumu she worked in the kitchen and at the Art Centre. She later moved to Nyirripi and it wasn’t until 2007 that she started painting on a regular basis. Her Dreamings are Karnta Jukurrpa (Women’s Dreaming); Ngalyipi Jukurrpa (Snake Vine Dreaming); and wanakiji Jukurrpa (Bush Tomato Dreaming). Since 2009 Margaret has been painting Mina Mina Jukurrpa, Dreaming related to country located far west of Yuendumu on the border of the Tanami and Gibson Desert. She shares this country and dreaming with her ‘big sisters’ Betsy Napangardi Lewis and Judy Napangardi Watson. Mina Mina is a very important women’s dreaming site and has a long story in which a large group of ancestral women of all ages travel through the country dancing and performing ceremonies and creating the country as they go. When Margaret is not painting she loves to go hunting for bush tucker, especially bush potato, bush berries, bush banana and goanna. See more

20.01.2022 Beautiful new water Dreaming by Lola Nampijinpa Brown Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art

19.01.2022 Please enjoy this beautiful new work by Selina Napangka Fisher Deets here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art

19.01.2022 Please enjoy this beautiful new work by Flora Nakamarra Brown Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art

18.01.2022 Please enjoy this beautiful new work by Kelly Napangardi Michaels Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art This ‘Jukurrpa’ (Dreaming) comes from Mina Mina, a very important women’s Dreaming site far to the west of Yuendumu near Lake Mackay and the WA border. The ‘kirda’ (owners) of this Dreaming are Napangardi/Napanangka women and Japangardi/Japanangka men; the area is sacred to Napangardi and Napanangka women. There are a number of ‘mulju...’ (water soakages) and a ‘maluri’ (clay pan) at Mina Mina. In the Dreamtime, ancestral women danced at Mina Mina and ‘karlangu’ (digging sticks) rose up out of the ground. The women collected the digging sticks and then travelled on to the east, dancing, digging for bush tucker, collecting ‘ngalyipi’ (snake vine [Tinospora smilacina]), and creating many places as they went. ‘Ngalyipi’ is a rope-like creeper that grows up the trunks and limbs of trees, including ‘kurrkara’ (desert oak [Allocasuarina decaisneana]). It is used as a ceremonial wrap and as a strap to carry ‘parraja’ (coolamons) and ‘ngami’ (water carriers). ‘Ngalyipi’ is also used to tie around the forehead to cure headaches, and to bind cuts. The women stopped at Karntakurlangu, Janyinki, Parapurnta, Kimayi, and Munyuparntiparnti, sites spanning from the west to the east of Yuendumu. When they stopped, the women dug for bush foods like ‘jintiparnta’ (desert truffle [Elderia arenivaga]). The Dreaming track eventually took them far beyond Warlpiri country. The track passed through Coniston in Anmatyerre country to the east, and then went on to Alcoota and Aileron far to the northeast of Yuendumu and eventually on into Queensland.

17.01.2022 Please enjoy this beautiful Lappi Lappi Dreaming by Alice Nampijinpa Michaels https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art The subject of this work is Lappi Lappi, a rock hole near Lake Hazlett, about 90 km northwest of Lake Mackay in Western Australia. The country belongs to Nampijinpa/Jampijinpa and Nangala/Jangala skin groups. Located in a sheltered basin, the rock hole at Lappi Lappi is a permanent source of water, and is surrounded by country rich in bu...sh tucker. In the time of the Jukurrpa (Dreamtime) many mothers with young children would gather there because it was a safe place to stay. The rock hole at Lappi Lappi is home to a ‘warnayarra’, a rainbow serpent that travels underground between various rock holes. One day, women were gathered at the rock hole with their children, singing and dancing. When the ‘warnayarra’ heard the sound of voices, it travelled silently towards them, under the water. When it reached the edge of the rock hole, it rose out of the water and ate them all. See more

16.01.2022 Beautiful new work by Debbie Napaljarri Brown Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art

14.01.2022 Please enjoy this beautiful work by Patrick Japangardi Williams Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art

13.01.2022 Please enjoy this beautiful new work by Pauline Napangardi Gallagher Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art This ‘Jukurrpa’ (Dreaming) comes from Mina Mina, a very important women’s Dreaming site far to the west of Yuendumu near Lake Mackay and the WA border. The ‘kirda’ (owners) of this Dreaming are Napangardi/Napanangka women and Japangardi/Japanangka men; the area is sacred to Napangardi and Napanangka women. There are a number of ‘mu...lju’ (water soakages) and a ‘maluri’ (clay pan) at Mina Mina. In the Dreamtime, ancestral women danced at Mina Mina and ‘karlangu’ (digging sticks) rose up out of the ground. The women collected the digging sticks and then travelled on to the east, dancing, digging for bush tucker, collecting ‘ngalyipi’ (snake vine), and creating many places as they went. ‘Ngalyipi’ is a rope-like creeper that grows up the trunks and limbs of trees, including ‘kurrkara’ (desert oak). It is used as a ceremonial wrap and as a strap to carry ‘parraja’ (coolamons) and ‘ngami’ (water carriers). ‘Ngalyipi’ is also used to tie around the forehead to cure headaches, and to bind cuts. The women stopped at Karntakurlangu, Janyinki, Parapurnta, Kimayi, and Munyuparntiparnti, sites spanning from the west to the east of Yuendumu. When they stopped, the women dug for bush foods like ‘jintiparnta’ (desert truffle). The Dreaming track eventually took them far beyond Warlpiri country. The track passed through Coniston in Anmatyerre country to the east, and then went on to Alcoota and Aileron far to the northeast of Yuendumu and eventually on into Queensland.

12.01.2022 Please enjoy this beautiful new water Dreaming by Selina Napanangka Fisher Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art Pikilyi is a large and important waterhole and natural spring near Mount Doreen station. Pikilyi Jukurrpa (Vaughan Springs Dreaming) tells of the home of two rainbow serpents, ancestral heroes who lived together as man and wife. The woman ‘rainbow serpent’ was of the Napanangka skin group, the man was a Japangardi. This was a ...taboo relationship contrary to Warlpiri religious law. Women of the Napanangka and Napangardi subsection sat by the two serpents, picking lice off them. For this service, the two serpents allowed the women to take water from the springs at Pikilyi. This was because the serpents were the ‘kirda’, or ceremonial owners, for that country. The spirits of these two rainbow serpents are still at Pikilyi today. This Dreamings belongs to the women and men of the Japanangka/Napanangka and Japangardi/Napangardi skin groups. See more

11.01.2022 A beautiful new work by Evelyn Nangala Robertson Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art

11.01.2022 Emu Dreaming by Margaret Nangala Gallagher Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art

10.01.2022 Please enjoy this beautiful work on bark byGurrukmuu Gurruwiwi Available here https://artark.com.au/collections/bark-paintings In many ways, the harvesting and material production to create bark paintings is an art in itself. The bark is stripped from Eucalyptus stringybark. It is generally harvested from the tree during the wet season. Two horizontal slices and a single vertical slice are made into the tree, and the bark is carefully peeled off. The smooth inner bark is kept and placed in a fire. After firing, the bark is flattened and weighted to dry flat. Once dry, the bark becomes a rigid surface and is ready to paint upon.

10.01.2022 Please enjoy this beautiful Mina Mina Dreaming by Susie Nangala Watson Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art

09.01.2022 Striking new work by Alison Watson https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art

08.01.2022 Pauline at work on her beautiful Mina Mina Dreaming Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art

08.01.2022 Beautiful new work by Margaret Donegan Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art

08.01.2022 Beautiful work by Antonia Napangardi Michaels Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art

07.01.2022 Please enjoy this beautiful women's Dreaming by Carol Nampijinpa Larry Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art

07.01.2022 Striking new work by Nellie Roberts Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art

07.01.2022 Please enjoy this beautiful bark painting byDjirrirra Wunumurra Yukuwa Available in our bark collection https://artark.com.au/collections/bark-paintings?page=2 Yukuwa is one of the personal names of the artist and Yukuwa is the topic of this work. Almost a self-portrait. This motif first arose when she had been challenged about her right to paint Buyku the fish trap imagery of her own clan and homeland by a family member. Rather than argue she retorted by painting imagery... which in one sense is her own personal identity. The complaints in relation to Buyku evaporated but Djirrirra persists with the Yukuwa imagery with the encouragement of her art centre. This piece is a reference to Yirritja renewal ceremony which is by definition a shared communion of Yirritja moiety clans that does not relate to circumcision or mortuary rites. Spirits of deceased people are on a cyclical journey from their point of death to the reservoir of souls particular to their clan identity. But at these irregular ceremonies, they all congregate for one last dance together before heading their separate ways. There are relationships between Yirritja moiety clans that are renewed through Yukuwa ceremony at particular sites that relate to the ritual exchange of sacred objects, song, and dance. Yukuwa is a yam whose annual reappearance is a metaphor for the increase and renewal of the people and their land. Traditionally the invitation to such a ceremony is presented as an object in the form of a yam with strings emanating from it with feathered flowers at the end. This is a suggestion of the kinship lines which tie groups together. The site referred to in this piece is in the area between Gangan and the sea known as Balambala described as the next river from Gangan. This is a cleared area which is an ancient ceremonial site at which special men’s ceremony involving both larrakitj (or Dhan’parr- bark coffin) and special yidaki occurred. An ancient hero known as Burruluburrulu danced here. It is described as a meeting place for Dhalwau, top Madarrpa, and Munyuku. These ‘renewal’ ceremonies in Yolu law occur irregularly when the time is right. See more

07.01.2022 New work by Antonia Napangardi Michaels Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art

07.01.2022 Please enjoy this beautiful painting by Christine Nakamarra Curtis Available here https://artark.com.au/colle.../central-desert-aboriginal-art

04.01.2022 Mushroom Dreaming by Tina Napangardi Martin Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art

02.01.2022 Beautiful seed Dreaming by Gloria Napangardi Gill Available here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art

01.01.2022 A selection of the beautiful and affordable new works we added today Check them out here https://artark.com.au/collect/central-desert-aboriginal-art