Dancing Lines Walala-tjapaltjarri-tag Narpula’s involvement in her husband’s

Narpula’s involvement in her husband’s artwork allowed her to develop an intimate understanding of the techniques and cultural significance of desert art

located west of Yuendumu in the Northern Territory of Australia

of the Walmajarri language group was born at Wanywurtu under a tutujarti [desert walnut] tree

Gloria recalls first painting this subject in April 1994 at Mosquito Bore

water soakages

Dancing Lines Walala-tjapaltjarri-tag Narpula’s involvement in her husband’s4 Sisters, Minnie, Galya Emily and Molly painting Awelye Awelye Atnwengerrp the title of the painting refers to significant aspects of the life of the artists Minnie, Molly, Galya and Emily Pwerle . These are bush fruits, body paint, ceremonies, dancing lines and their homeland Atnwengerrp, a region of Utopia, some 250 km north west of Alice Springs in Central Australia. In their paintings, Minnie, Molly, Emily and Galya draw on the same dreamings.