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Betsy Napangardi Lewis

3 AM 4935/07
Betsy Napangardi Lewis Majardi Jukurrpa (Ceremonial Dancing Skirt) 2003
Acrylic on linen 760 x 1200mm $5400
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 they danced 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 women travelled on from Mina Mina, dancing and creating many places. The owners
for this Land, Dreaming and Designs are Napangardi and Napanangka women.
 
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