Rose Yardaya Napangardi Ruby b. c.1920

Also known as Ruby Rose, Kumunjayi
  • Artist (Painter)
Commenced painting at Yuendumu in 1985, then later settled down in Lajamanu. She was the main informant for linguist Mary Laughlen, in creating the Warlpiri language dictionary.
Name
Rose Yardaya Napangardi Ruby
Also known as:
  • Ruby Rose
  • Kumunjayi
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1920
Birth place
Janyinki, NT
Death date
Death note
Deceased, information supplied by Lynette Tasman Napangardi
Active Period
  • c.1985
Residence
  • Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Yuendumu, NT
  • Lajamanu, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Janyinki
Dreaming
  • yunkaranyi (pirrkanji)
  • Mardukuja- mardukuja
  • Kanakurlangu
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Warlpiri
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary