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Jennie Hargraves Nampijinpa Jennie Hargraves Nampijinpa i(A33728 works by)
Born: Established: ca. 1962 Yuendumu, Southern Northern Territory, Northern Territory, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal
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Jennie Hargraves Nampijinpa is a speaker of the Warlpiri language and lives in Lajamanu. Nampijinpa's country is Pirlinyanu. Her main Dreaming was Ngapa (Water). Nampijinpa also painted Dreamings for the site of Kunajarrayi, for which she was kurdungurlu (manager, guardian) rather than owner, also Wanakiji (Bush Tomato), Yarla (Yam), Warna (Snake) and Laju (Witchetty Grub). She worked with her mother, Lily Hargraves Nungarrayi, and started painting in 1987.

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