Sandhills (2006) by Dorothy Napangardi, 198x122cm 10409DN

Sandhills (2006) by Dorothy Napangardi is a masterful work depicting the shifting sands of the sacred site of Mina Mina , the land in the remote Tanami Desert of which Dorothy is custodial owner. This tightly packed linear work with its ochre colours of yellow, red and white symbolises the endless sandhills that surround two enormous soakage areas that are important ceremonial sites. It is here Dorothy and her aunts (Napanangkas) perform rituals of dance and song as part of their passing on of Jukurrpa.

In the presented images, the first is a closeup, followed by the whole painting in landscape and then portrait mode. Additional images are also closeups of this magnificent painting of country.