Mina Mina Jukurrpa (Dreaming)
Margaret Napangardi Brown (1940 - 2013) Medium - Copper with modern 14K gold clasp

with modern 14K gold clasp and gold bead spacers

Napanangka’s paintings are expressions of the artist’s sacred connections to totems

single amulets in its shape are not found with certainty before the Saite Period when they are generally well formed in the round (even the ear-flaps are carefully delineated) with a suspension loop at the back such as this example

Many such figures were placed in tombs as guardians and those with aggressive postures were protectors against unwanted visitors

Mina Mina Jukurrpa (Dreaming) <br>Margaret Napangardi Brown (1940 - 2013) Medium - Copper with modern 14K gold claspMina Mina Jukurrpa (Dreaming) Artist: Margaret Napangardi Brown (1940 2013) Region: Yuendumu, Central Australia Language Group: Anmatyerre. Medium: Acrylic on Linen Date: 2011 Dimensions: 118 cm (46. 5) x 81 cm (32) The Jukurrpa story tells of the journey of a group of women of all ages who traveled to the east gathering food, collecting ngalyipi (snake vine), and performing ceremonies as they traveled. The women began their journey at Mina Mina where