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Alma Nungarrayi Granites (1955-2017), a Warlpiri woman, was an Australian artist. She lived at Yuendumu, and was known for painting Yanjirlpirri, Star Dreaming.

Works

Her works are held in the collections of Artbank (Untitled), the Holmes à Court Gallery (Yanjirlpirri or Napaljarri-warnu Jukurrpa diptych, and Yanjirlpirri or Napaljarri-warnu Jukurrpa), the San Antonio Museum of Art (Yanjirlpirri Jukurrpa), and the Australian Museum.

Exhibitions

Granites' work has been exhibited at the Holmes à Court Gallery (Stardust Memories, group), and the San Antonio Museum of Art (Of Country and Culture: The Lam Collection of Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art, group).

See also

  • Pleiades in folklore and literature#Australia
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