Kanu Nancy Taylor | National Museum of Australia

Portrait of Kanu Nancy Taylor. - click to view larger image

born about 1940, Manyjilyjarra language group, Panaka skin group, Parnngurr community, Martumili Artists

Kanu grew up around Karlamilyi (Rudall River) and the Percival Lakes where she married Jarran Jan Billycan’s brother and raised a family.

After meeting a white man near Oakover River, the family was taken to Balfour Downs station and then to Jigalong. Kanu now lives in Parnngurr with her second husband, Wokka Taylor, and their grandchildren.

An oval coiled multicoloured yarn and plant fibre basket. The plant fibre in the centre of the basket is covered by purple-yellow yarn, followed by horizontal alternate yarn coverings over the fibre. The yarn colours are green-yellow, tan-yellow, purple-red, yellow-black, green-silver-brown and red-white-brown. The top plant fibre is covered by yellow-black yarn. - click to view larger image — Basket

An oval coiled multicoloured yarn and plant fibre basket. The plant fibre in the centre of the basket is covered by yellow yarn, followed by horizontal alternate yarn coverings over the fibre. The yarn colours are purple, yellow, brown-white-pink, purple-yellow, pink-blue, red-brown-pink, purple-pink-blue, black-yellow, orange-pink. The top plant fibre is covered by half yellow-black and orange-purple yarn. - click to view larger image — Basket

A circular coiled multicoloured yarn and plant fibre bowl shaped basket. The centre of the basket is pale pink yarn, covering the the plant fibre, followed by horizontal alternate yarn covering over the fibre. The yarn is coloured purple-green, green-grey, yellow-black, orange- blue. The top plant fibre is covered by green-blue yarn finished by an orange line. - click to view larger image — Basket

Ngalangka Nola Taylor

Karntakarnta Billy Thomas

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