Dorothy Napangardi - Silk Tie set

This unique silk tie set combines elegance and cultural heritage with a 100% silk tie and matching pocket square featuring striking Aboriginal art. Gift boxed for a polished presentation, this set adds a refined and meaningful accent to any formal look, making it an exceptional choice for yourself or as a thoughtful gift.

Featured artwork 'Mina Mina Jukurrpa (Mina Mina Dreaming) - Ngalyipi' by Dorothy Napangardi courtesy Warlukurlangu Artists.

Dorothy Napangardi’s (1952- 2013) innovative and distinctive painting style earned her the reputation as one of Australia’s most important Aboriginal artists.
Dorothy was born at Mina Mina, west of Yuendumu, in the Tanami Desert. Napangardi began painting ‘bush tucker’ stories in 1987 when her children were still young and well after she moved from her ancestral Warlpiri lands into Alice Springs, where she has lived the greater part of her life.
Dorothy’s later works came back to the theme of her Jukurrpa or Dreaming story associated with Mina Mina.
Dorothy Napangardi’s dreaming includes the story of the women from Mina Mina who were travelling eastward with their digging sticks, dancing all the way. The Warlpiri Snake Ancestor, Walyankarna, was travelling north. At a certain point they met and for a while the snake ancestor watched the women dancing, without revealing himself. Their dance was enthusiastic and energetic, such that the dust billowed and rose, eventually elevating the Ancestral Snake and bearing him away to Yaturlu Yaturlu (The Granites), located beside a small rockhole that never dries up.

Dorothy shares this story with the senior Warlpiri women from Yuendumu and Nyirripi, and has transformed her vision of the Mina Mina event into a memorable and powerful rendition of an ancient Dreaming story. Her body of paintings stands as a testimony to the rich tradition of the Warlpiri culture of the Tanami Desert.

Warlukurlangu Artists. Established in 1985 Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation is a not-for-profit organisation that is 100% Aboriginal-owned by its artists from the remote desert communities of Yuendumu and Nyirripi in Central Australia.

100% Silk
Tie Dimensions: 145cm x 7cm
Pocket Square: 25cm x 25cm
Gift Boxed
Artwork placement may vary from image shown.