{"product_id":"ngoia-pollard-napaltjarri-swamps-at-nyrripi-4","title":"NGOIA POLLARD NAPALTJARRI - Swamps at Nyrripi","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNGOIA POLLARD NAPALTJARRI\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTITLE: SWAMPS AT NYRRIPI\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eACRYLIC ON LINEN\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e96CM X 88CM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNGOIA HAS SIGNED THE PAINTING AND A PHOTO WILL BE PROVIDED.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREF#NPN492\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBorn: c1940-2022. Haasts Bluff\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso known as: Ngnoia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage: Walpiri\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkin Name: Napaltjarri\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDreamings: Water Snake, Swamps at Nyrripi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNgoia grew up in Hassts Bluff, 227 kilometres west of Alice Springs. Her parents Angoona Nangala and Jim Tungurrayi moved to Papunya where she attended school in the 1960s.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt was here in Papunya where she married Jack Tjampitjinpa Pollard and had five children. He was an important Papunya Tula artist and initially Ngoia would assist her husband with his painting. They later moved to Kintore then to Mount Liebig. Sadly, Jack passed away in the late 1980s leaving Ngoia to paint independently.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNgoia paints her father’s country which is sacred Warlpiri land. Her paintings tell the stories of the wet and dry seasons such as the swamps and lakes (shown as ovals in her paintings) near Nyrripi (Talarada) Northwest of Mt. Liebig. The dots represent the water drying up and the cracks in the ground forming.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Water snake is one of her ancestors dreaming. This snake is believed to be just beneath the surface.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNgoia is a Senior Custodian and has special responsibilities towards her land and passing down of information.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNgoia’s work can been seen in galleries nationally and internationally. In 2006 she won the prestigious NATSIAA 23\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTelstra Award for painting.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis painting was purchased directly from Ngoia, and a gallery certificate of authenticity will be provided with the sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Altyerre Aboriginal Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66908870344749,"sku":null,"price":3900.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/9130\/6797\/files\/Ngoia_NPN429.jpg?v=1782164101","url":"https:\/\/altyerre.com.au\/products\/ngoia-pollard-napaltjarri-swamps-at-nyrripi-4","provider":"Altyerre Aboriginal Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}