Offered here is an original, hand-painted Aboriginal artwork titled “Snake and Emu Dreaming”, created and signed verso by Aboriginal artist Noreen Nampidirjinpa (also recorded in auction catalogues as Noreen Nambijinba).

This is a genuine original acrylic dot-painting on canvas, NOT a print, and comes beautifully framed and ready for display.

The reverse of the canvas includes the artist’s handwritten inscription:

“Snake and Emu Dreaming

Both Snake and Emu traveled from South to North to saltwater Country, but the Snake return home.

By Noreen Nampidirjinpa.”

A wonderful, culturally significant Dreaming story captured in traditional dot iconography.

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⭐ Artwork Details

• Artist: Noreen Nampidirjinpa / Nambijinba

• Title: Snake and Emu Dreaming

• Medium: Acrylic on stretched canvas (traditional dot painting)

• Signed: Yes – inscribed by artist on verso

• Frame: Wooden frame, attractive natural tone, ready to hang

• Condition: Excellent; clean canvas, vivid paint, sturdy frame

• Framer: Grange Framing Ltd, St Saviour, Jersey (label on rear)

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⭐ Cultural Significance

“Snake and Emu Dreaming” is a recognised Aboriginal Dreaming narrative, depicting the ancestral journeys of the Snake and the Emu across Country.

The artwork contains classic Western Desert / Warlpiri symbolism:

• Concentric circles (waterholes / meeting places)

• U-shapes and arcing symbols (movement and paths)

• Serpent form

• Emu figure

• Fine dot-work throughout

Ideal for collectors of Indigenous Australian art, ethnographic art, Dreaming stories, and dot-painting traditions.

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⭐ Condition

• Canvas tight and clean

• No paint loss

• Frame in very good condition with minimal natural wear

• Ready to hang

All photos provided are of the actual artwork.

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⭐ Shipping

• Professionally packed

• Insured and tracked postage

• Worldwide shipping available

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