Wintjiya Napaltjarri, also known as Wintjia Napaltjarri No. 1, was an Indigenous Australian artist from the Western Desert region. She was the sister of artist Tjunkiya Napaltjarri; both were wives of Toba Tjakamarra, with whom Wintjiya had five children.
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Haasts Bluff, where Wintjiya's family first settled after she was born, and where she began painting
A 2006 untitled work by Wintjiya, showing her characteristic palette (stark white with red or black) and iconography (symbols representing the eggs of the flying ant (waturnuma) and hair-string skirts (nyimparra)Artists from Australia 6
About this person
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AustraliaCategory
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 2000 to 2014 · aged 14
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