Muntja Nungurrayai b. c.1930

Also known as Muntja Nungarrayi
  • Artist (Painter)
Kukatja/Wangkatjunka speaker and "boss woman" for the Wangkatjunka mob at Balgo (WA), her paintings reflect her authority in relation to matters of Law. She was married to leading Warlayirti artist, John Mosquito.
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Born 'in the bush’ around the Tobin Lake area c.1930, the artist was a Kukatja/Wangkatjunka speaker, whose traditional country was in the area surrounding the northern Canning Stock Route. Muntja was the 'boss’ woman for the Wangkatjunta mob at Balgo – both by the force of her personality and her knowledge of Women’s Law. She worked closely with anthropologists at various times and was a recognised authority at many gatherings. She had been painting her Tingari and Dingo Dreamings since 1986 in works which display her authority in matters of the Law. Her husband, John Mosquito , is also an artist of note. She sold her work through Warlayirti Artists.

Writers:
Johnson, Vivien
Date written:
1994
Last updated:
2011

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Copyright agents
  • Warlayirti Artists, Balgo, WA
  • Warlayirti Artists, Balgo, WA
Alternative names
  • Muntja Nungarrayi
  • Muntja Nungarrayi
Language groups
  • Wangkatjunka
Related person groups
  • Warlayirti Artists (associate of)
  • Warlayirti Artists (associate of)
Related collections
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Field Changes
Biography
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