Ruth Napaljarri b. c.1940

  • Artist (Painter)
One of the group of senior women at Yuendumu whose large collaborative paintings first drew attention to the painting enterprise and helped establish Warlukurlangu Artists.
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Name
Ruth Napaljarri
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
c.1940
Active Period
  • c.1986 -
Residence
  • - Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Yuendumu, NT
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Mt Allan, NT
  • Coniston, NT
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Anmatyerre
  • Warlpiri
Languages
  • English
  • Anmatyerre
  • Warlpiri
Initial Record Data Source
  • Aboriginal Artists of the Western Desert: A Biographical Dictionary
Copyright
  • Warlukurlangu Artists

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Periods active
  • c.1986 -
  • c.1986-
Residences
  • - Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Yuendumu, NT
  • Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Yuendumu, NT
Copyright agents
  • Warlukurlangu Artists
  • Warlukurlangu Artists
Heritage countries
  • Mt Allan, NT
  • Coniston, NT
  • Mt Allan, NT
  • Coniston, NT
Languages
  • English
  • Anmatyerre
  • Warlpiri
  • English
Indigenous notes