Honey Ant Dreamingby Rex Daniel Granites Japanangka

This Dreaming belongs to the custodians of the Japanangka men and Napanangka women and the Japangardi and Napangardi skin subsections. The depiction is of the area around Mina Mina country out in the west of Yuendumu in Central Australia.

Artist:Rex Daniel Granites Japanangka
Title:Honey Ant Dreaming
ID:16012585
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas
Size:150 x 88 cm
Region:Yuendumu, Central Australia

Artist

A Warlpiri speaker, and born in Yuendumu c.1950, Rex Granties is a leading figure in the Yuendumu community: President of the Yuendumu Council, member of the Northern Territory Committee of Road Safety Board and board member of the Alcohol Abuse Committee. He does not paint for Warlukurlangu Artists (though several members of his family do), but sells his work through private dealers and outlets in Alice Springs. He has been painting since 1988, and paints Honey Ant, Woman, Snake, Digging Stick and Dogwood Dreamings. His country is Mina Mina, 160 kms west of Yuendumu towards Lake Mackay. He lives in Yuendumu, but has connections with the communities of Mt Allan and Willowra.

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