Lady Nakamarra Barnes b. c.1942

Also known as Kumunjayi
  • Artist (Painter)
Warlpiri artist who was a resident of Lajamanu. Her work is in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria.
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Lady Barnes’s country was Yumurrpa, where she was born c.1940-2. Her language/tribe was Warlpiri and her principal Dreaming Yarla (Wild Yam). She lived at Lajamanu and started painting in 1986. She was the mother of Marjorie Nungarrayi Watson .

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Johnson, Vivien
Date written:
1994
Last updated:
2011

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