Nyangapa Nora Nangapa | National Museum of Australia

Portrait of Nyangapa Nora Nangapa. - click to view larger image

born about 1916, Manyjilyjarra language group, Karimarra skin group, Kunawarritji community, Martumili Artists

I was born near Lipuru. We went from Lipuru to Wajaparni and Kilykily. They looked after me there as I grew. I went east ... and kept on going towards Balgo, travelling with the drovers all the way.

Nyangapa lives at Kunawarritji and travels regularly between Kunawarritji and Balgo.

She paints for both Martumili and Warlayirti Artists, and many younger artists describe having learned to paint by watching her example.

Canning Stock Route and Surrounding Country 2008 by Kumpaya Girgaba, Ngamaru Bidu, Mabel Warkarta, Nola Taylor, Thelma Judson, Marjorie Yates, Dulcie Gibbs, Yuwali Janice Nixon, Rosie Williams, Nora Nangapa, Bugai Whylouter, Nora Wompi, Jakayu Biljabu and Morika Biljabu, Martumili Artists. Acrylic on canvas. - click to view larger image — *Canning Stock Route and Surrounding Country*

An acrylic on canvas line and circle painting. It features a dark blue oval in the centre. The rest of the painting illustrates clusters of concentric ovals and circles. - click to view larger image — *Kunkun*

An acrylic painting on canvas of outlined motifs in bright colours on a predominantly yellow background. On one short side there is a red line motif that appears like uneven stripes with some connecting together. Next to that is a white, yellow and red three pronged motif and a blue pear shape overlaid with two yellow ovals. In the central section there is a red long thin outlined oblong, and at the other shortest end there are circles, V shapes in green and outlined shapes in red at both corners with a blue outlined shape between them. - click to view larger image — *Minyipuru*

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