Lot 107
Majardi (Hair Strong Skirt) 2003
synthetic polymer paint on linen
inscribed verso with artist's name and Warlukurlangu Artists cat. no. 200/03 and Alison Kelly Gallery cat. no. AKG 523
182 x 80cm
Estimate $7,000 - $9,000
Warlukurlangu Artists, Northern Territory (accompanied by a copy of the certificate of authenticity)
Alison Kelly Gallery, Melbourne
Private collection, Tasmania
"This Jukurrpa is from Mina Mina, country sacred to Napangardi and Napanangka women far to the west of Yuendumu. In the Dreamtime women are dancing here and digging sticks rose up out of the ground. Majardi are pubic coverings made of hairstring spun on a spindle, worn by women at times of ceremony. These are depicted at the sides of this painting. The central motif is the ngalyipi vine, a rope-like creeper used as a ceremonial wrap around the forehead and arms. The circles are jintiparnti, native truffle collected by the women at Mina Mina. This is a very big Jukurrpa that travels beyond the borders of Walpiri country."
As stated on the Warlukurlangu Artists certificate of authenticity
©Judy Watson Napangardi/Copyright Agency 2024
Fine Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8755
6:00pm - 22 October 2024
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Fri 18 - Sun 20 Oct, 10am - 4pm
Mon 21 Oct, by appointment
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn VIC
CONTACT
Wiebke Brix
wiebke.brix@leonardjoel.com.au
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