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Deborah Nakamara Yungut Skin name: Nakamara Year of birth: 1964 Language: Luritja, Pintupi Room 5111 Title: Rain in the Desert Deborah uses striking bold lines, which depict women’s sacred sites and refer to her extended knowledge of sacred places. At these special spiritual sites, the women use the area for sacred women’s business and also to teach the young women their Dreamtime stories. Dominic Jungala Gibbs Skin name: Jungala Language: Pintubi Dominic has many famous artists in his family including Willy Tjungurrayi and Yala Yala Gibbs Tjungurrayi, who were brought up in the bush and had their first sighting of white people when they were brought to Haasts Bluff in the late 1950s. Room 5107 Title: Hail Storm Dreaming Dominic painted the Hail Storm Dreaming, taking place east of Kintore. He depicted the hail by rows of dots across the canvas. As the Central Desert is so dry, hail is a rare occurrence and is considered quite special when it does happen. 6 | THE LASSETERS COLLECTION
Doreen Dickson Skin name: Nakamarra Year of birth: 1956 Language: Warlpiri Place of birth: Willowra Doreen began as a teacher’s assistant at Wilara before spending some years in Darwin and then moving to Alice Springs in 2004. She has painted her Dreaming for many years and enjoys painting stories from the old times. Her work has been exhibited at Art Mob in Hobart in 2008 and at the Desert Mob Exhibition in the Araluen Galleries in Alice Springs. Doreen has painted Aboriginal icons, which symbolise Warlpiri Aboriginal women while performing a traditional ceremony. <strong>The</strong> ceremony is taking place in Doreen’s country - Willowra. Room 5123 Title: Ngurlu – Grass Seeds Ngurlu or grass seeds were an important component of Aboriginal diet before colonisation. This grass produces small black seeds that women grind to make flour. After mixing the flour with water, the paste can be baked in a fire to make damper or bread. Ngurlu is one of Nakamarra’s totem or Dreaming. Room 5204 Title: Women’s Ceremony Room 5309 Title: Women’s Ceremony Room 5114 Title: Early Days Doreen has painted the water courses and travels of the early tribes in a subtle and delicate style. THE LASSETERS COLLECTION | 7
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Page 11 and 12: Gloria Petyarre Skin name: Temarre
Page 13 and 14: Jorna Newberry Year of birth: 1959
Page 15 and 16: Kim Butler Skin name: Naparrula Yea
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Page 19 and 20: Mari Napurulla Skin name: Napurulla
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Page 23 and 24: Mervyn Rubuntja Skin name: Japanang
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Page 31 and 32: Thomas Tjapaltjarri Year of birth:
Page 33 and 34: Vanessa Inkamala Skin name: Naparru
Page 35 and 36: FEATURED ARTIST Kathleen Buzzacott

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