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Name
Lorna Napurrurla
Also known as:
  • Kumunjayi
  • Lorna Fencer Napurrula
  • Lorna Yulyulu Fencer Napurrula
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1924
Birth place
Yummurpa country,Tanami Desert, NT, Yummurpa country (Tanami Desert), NT
Death date
7 December 2006
Death place
Katherine, NT
Death note
Deceased, information supplied by Lynette Tasman Napangardi. Date and place of death from Samantha Millar, a dealer in Napurrula's art from Katherine, NT, and from several galleries including Katherine Art Gallery.
Active Period
  • 1986 - 2006
Residence
  • 1949 - 2006 Lajamanu, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Yumurrpa, NT
Dreaming
  • Marlujarra (Two Kangaroos)
  • Wapirti (Bush Carrot)
  • Yarla (Yam, Bush Potato)
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Wakirti Warlpiri
  • Ngalia / Ngalea
  • Warlpiri
Cultural Heritage
  • Warlpiri
Languages
  • English

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Related collections
  • Artbank (collected in)
  • The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT (collected in)
  • Australian Heritage Commission, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Artbank (collected in)
  • The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT (collected in)
  • Australian Heritage Commission Collection, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)