MAGGIE WATSON NAPANGARDI - NGALYAPI VINE (SNAKE VINE)

 MAGGIE WATSON NAPANGARDI
NGALYAPI VINE (SNAKE VINE),  1996
203 x 123 cm
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Belgian Linen
 
PROVENANCE
Yuendumu, NT
Peter Van Groessen, AdelaideKimberley Art, Melbourne (KA00264)Private Collection, Melbourne 
 
STORY
The country associated with this painting is Mina Mina, a place far west of Yuendumu, significant to Napangardi and Napanangka women who are the custodians of the Jukurrpa that created the area. The Dreaming describes the journey of a group of women of all ages who travelled east gathering food, collecting Ngalyipi (Tinospora smilacina or snake vine) and performing ceremonies as they travelled.
 
EXHIBITED
Commonwealth Government Heritage Commission - Aboriginal Art Award, Old Government House, Canberra, 1997Encompass, Australian Exhibition Centre, Chicago, 1997Women's Business, Australian. Exhibition Centre, Chicago, 2000Art Toronto, 2001This painting is sold with Kimberley Art documentation.