Minyma Tjukurrpa

40.6cm x 101.5cm

Acrylic on canvas

This painting, with its intricate symbols, connects the viewer to the rich history of women’s knowledge and traditions within the Western Desert community.

Josephine Napurrula’s Minyma Tjukurrpa brings to life the journeys of young women learning bushcraft and survival techniques under the guidance of their elders.

The work records the paths the women travel and the knowledge passed from one generation to the next. 

Josephine Napurrula
Josephine was born in the bush, close to the later-established Tjukurla community. She is the daughter of Kulata (Kuliti) Tjakamarra, who was from Payarrnganya and Kuruyultu, near Tjukurla, and his wife Mayaru, who was from Walungurru (Kintore). Josephine began painting with the other Napurrulas in the painting camps at Harts [...]
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