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photo by Roy Ryan (copyright). Pansy Napangardi
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Born at Haasts Bluff in the late 1940's during the early years of mission settlement. Pansy is of Luritja/Warlpiri decent.
Her father and grandfather are Warlpiri tribesmen and were born at Pikilyi (Vaughan Springs), west of Papunya. Pansy learnt the Dreamings of her father's country from the artist Rennie Robinson, including;: Bush Banana, Water Snake, Marlu (Kangaroo), Cockatoo, Bush Mangoes and Willy Wagtail. Her mother who was Luritja was born at the site of Illpili.. Her mother's cousin taught Pansy the Dreamings from her mother's side of the family; Seven Sisters, Hail, Desert Raisin and Kungkakutjara (Two Women).
From 1960 Pansy lived in Papunya watching older artists like Johnny Warangkula and her sister Eunice's husband Kaapa Tjampitjinpa. She began working for herself from the early 70's. The resources of Papunya Tula Artists at this time were exclusively the province of the senior initiated men so Pansy independently sold her works in Alice Springs.
During the late 80's she emerged as Papunya Tula's foremost women artist and in 1989 she won the sixth National Aboriginal Art Award.
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| Pikali | |
| Linen 1830*1220mm | |
| circa 1996 | |
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double dotting
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| Y944 | |
| Linen 1730*1170 mm | |
| painted 1996 | |
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| Pikali 162 | |
| Linen 980*760 mm | |
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THE MAIN CAMP OF A FEMALE SNAKE IS SEEN AS THE CONCENTRIC CIRCLES. ONE DAY WHILE SHE WAS OUT HUNTING A MALE WATER SNAKE CAME FROM THE NORTH. WHEN SHE RETURNED THERE WAS A GREAT BATTLE AND THE SCARS OF THAT FIGHT CAN BE SEEN TODAY IN AN AREA OCCUPIED BY A LARGE CLAYPAN
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