42 AM 2652/05
Marie Mudgedell Nakamarra Nakarra Nakarra 2005
Acrylic on canvas 1200 x 600mm $1350
Marie has painted some of her grandmother's country named Nakarra Nakarra. Nakarra Nakarra is found south
of Balgo in the Great Sandy Desert and is the site of the Seven Sisters Tjukurrpa (Dreaming), a story about
seven sisters who travelled this country during the Tjukurrpa running from an old Tjapaltjarri man who wanted
to marry the youngest. Today at Nakarra Nakarra a group of hills embody the seven sisters. The marks in this
painting represent the tracks the sisters made as they travelled and danced through the country. The dance
that the seven sisters performed is still re-created today.