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Emma Daniel
Skin name: Nungarayi
Year of birth: cc1935
Language: Warlpiri
Emma lived at Papunya for many years. She is a well respected elder holding much traditional
knowledge, not only in story form, but also song and dance. Emma also lived at Mt. Doreen near
Yuendumu for many years with her brother, Don Tjungerrayi and is one of the traditional owners
of Karrinyarra, Mount Wedge. Emma now lives in Alice Springs. Over the past two years Emma’s
paintings have gained attention for her bold motifs and strong colours, indicative of the Papunya
area. Emma is also sister to renowned artist Paddy Carroll (now deceased).
Room 5109 Title: Mt. Wedge - Karrinyarra, NT
The Yalke (Bush Onion) storyline goes through Karrinyarra (Mt. Wedge), Yuendumu and Mt. Doreen.
The ceremonial dancing women feature strongly in Emma’s painting. She uses the brush with long
flowing brush strokes, the way the women do when they paint their bodies. The roundels depict the
rockholes around the lake at Karrinyarra.
Felicity Robertson Nampinjimpa
Skin name: Nampinjimpa
Year of birth: 1965
Place of birth: Yuendumu
Language: Warlpiri
Felicity is the daughter of the artist Shorty Jangala Robertson and paints creation stories that
relate to her traditional land. Felicity attended a local school and then studied at Batchelor College
where she attained an Assistant Teacher Diploma. Since then Felicity has worked intermittently at
Yuendumu School.
As a Nampinjimpa woman, Felicity has custodial rights to paint the Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water Dreaming)
story at Puyurru, a site west of Yuendumu where her father Shorty Jangala is an important traditional
owner. The rain, Ngapa, gives the land patterns and colours that Felicity translates into her work
through fresh and vigorous colours.
Room 5210 Title: Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water Dreaming)
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