ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERS ARTISTS OR WESTERN

Dates: c.1930 - 2004
Language: Pintupi/Ngaatjatjarra
Community: Région de Papunya
Art : Aboriginal
Region: Central Desert
State: Northern Territory

Walangkura only came into contact with white people and Western civilisation when she was in her early twenties. Until then, she had lived a semi-nomadic life with her family, just like her ancestors who had learned to survive in an arid environment. She painted this canvas shortly before her death to illustrate the "Dream of the Seven Sisters" which, for the Aborigines, corresponds to the seven stars of the Taurus constellation, also called "Pleiades". Legend has it that these stars were actually sisters from the Napaljarri group who were pursued by a man from another family group.

Public collections:

- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia

- Essl Museum - Contemporary Art, Klosterneuburg, Austria

N°: 3157

Walangkura Reid NAPURRULA

Untitled

Acrylic on canvas
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N°: 3158

Walangkura Reid NAPURRULA

Untitled

Acrylic on canvas
VENDUE / SOLD

View the artwork fact sheet