Lady Nakamarra Barnes b. c.1942

Also known as Kumunjayi
  • Artist (Painter)
Warlpiri artist who was a resident of Lajamanu. Her work is in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria.

Lady Barnes’s country was Yumurrpa, where she was born c.1940-2. Her language/tribe was Warlpiri and her principal Dreaming Yarla (Wild Yam). She lived at Lajamanu and started painting in 1986. She was the mother of Marjorie Nungarrayi Watson .

Writers:
Johnson, Vivien
Date written:
1994
Last updated:
2011