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Betsy Napangardi Lewis Majardi Jukurrpa (Dancing Skirt Dreaming) 2006
Acrylic on Belgian linen 1520 x 1220mm $9500
This Jukurrpa comes from Mina Mina. It is about a group of women of all ages who danced at Mina Mina
during the Dreaming. As theydanced digging sticks rose up out of the ground. This painting depicts the
majardi, hairstring skirts, which the women dance in for yawulyu, ceremony. These skirts are made of hair and
spun on a spindle. The circles in this work are jintiparnta, edible fungus, which the women collected as they
travelled. The women travelled on from Mina Mina, dancing and creating many places. The owners for this
Land, Dreaming and Designs are Napangardi and Napanangka women.