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Betsy Napangardi Lewis Mina Mina Jukurrpa (Mina Mina Dreaming) 2006
Acrylic on Belgian linen 910 x 460mm SOLD
The country associated with this painting is Mina Mina, a place far west of Yuendumu, significant to Napangardi and
Napanangka women who are the custodians of the Dreaming that created the area. The Dreaming describes the journey of a
group of women of all ages who travelled east gathering food, collecting Ngalyipi (Tinospora smilacina or snake vine) and
performing ceremonies as they travelled. The women began their journey at Mina Mina where karlangu (digging sticks)
emerged from the ground. Taking these implements the women travelled east creating Janyinki and other sites. Their journey
took them eventually beyond Warlpiri country. This painting shows the karlangu.