Miriam Napanangka | National Museum of Australia

Portrait of Miriam Napanangka. - click to view larger image

born about 1950, Kukatja, Manyjiljarra language groups, Napanangka skin group, Kiwirrkurra community, Papunya Tula Artists

Miriam is the daughter of Wimmitji Tjapangarti, and the sister of Lucy Yukenbarri. Miriam was a young girl when a helicopter landed at Natawalu, taking her young brother-in-law to Balgo.

She and her family group did not follow the helicopter to Balgo immediately, but went back hunting around Kukapanyu (Well 39) before deciding to travel north to the mission. Miriam is married to Patrick Tjungurrayi.

A rectangular painting on brown linen with yellow-brown multiple lines in an upside down U shape divided by white dotted lines. In the centre is a circle with white dots while to the left side the lines change direction. - click to view larger image — *Katajilkarr to Kaningarra*

A long rectangular painting on brown linen of slightly wavy horizontal stripes. The top half of the painting has brown alternating with orange, yellow and cream stripes and the bottom half has pale pink stripes alternating with pink, beige and yellow stripes. - click to view larger image — *Untitled*

Yanjimi Peter Rowlands

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