Yarla
1997
Medium
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Measurements
277.0 × 181.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of Mobil Oil Australia Limited, Fellow, 1998
© Lorner Napurrula Fencer (Yulyulu), courtesy of Lajamanu Progress Association
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
This painting by Yulyurlu Lorna Napurrurla Fencer, a well-respected artist who was born at Yumurrpa in the Northern Territory, represents an important Yam Dreaming site on Warlpiri Country, for yarla, also known as the large yam. The canvas has been configured with twisting coils and lines deriving from traditional body paint designs of women’s yawulyu ceremonies. To paint this story, Napurrurla would build up multiple lines of acrylic paint using yellows, purples, blues and reds, before overpainting the whole composition with vivid white.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Lajamanu, Northern Territory
Inscription
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on reverse u.l.: PROPERTY of ALCASTON HOUSE 036547279 GALLERY / LORNA FENCER / AK 3867 / 9 / 97
Accession Number
1998.257
Department
First Nations Australia
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