Ngapa Jukurrpa Pirlinyarnu (meaning Water Dreaming)
Depicting the site of Pirlinyarnu where two Jangala rainmakers sang to summon huge storms that were carried by a Kirrkarlanji (falcon) and dropped to form an enormous lake. A rainbow serpent collected some of its water to create another large lake and today they attract flocks of Ngapangarlpa (bush ducks) when it rains.
Painting Dimensions: 76 x 76cm.
Acrylic on canvas.
Securely delivered unstretched.
Price: 5750SEK | EUR605 | US$655 | A$850
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Ngalyipi Jukurrpa Yanjirlpiri (meaning Snake Vine Dreaming) At night under the stars, ngalyipi (snake vine) is used as a ceremonial wrap during the witi ceremony for the initiation of the sons and grandsons of the Japaljarri and Jungarrayi men. Ngalypi is also used to tie witi ceremonial poles to the legs of the young initiates. The women dance and sing at the ceremony and then look away and block their ears when the men dance. Painting Dimensions: 91 x 46cm. Acrylic on canvas. Securely delivered unstretched. Price: 4000SEK | EUR425 | US$455 | A$590 Click below to contact us about this painting's details and availability. -
Ngalyipi Jukurrpa Purturlu (meaning Snake Vine Dreaming) Ngalyipi (snake vine) is often represented in contemporary Warlpiri paintings by curved lines and has great ceremonial significance for Warlpiri. Ngalyipi is used to make shoulder straps to help carry ngami (water carriers) and parraja (wooden food carriers). In this painting the Napangardi and Napanangka women are collecting ngalyipi. The Ngalyipi Jukurrpa is associated with initiation ceremonies for young Japanangka and Japangardi men. Painting Dimensions: 122 x 46cm. Acrylic on canvas. Securely delivered unstretched. Price: 5500SEK | EUR580 | US$630 | A$815 Click below to contact us about this painting's details and availability. -
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Mina Mina Jukurrpa Ngalyipi Napangardi/Napanangka women and Japangardi/Japanangka men are the custodians of the Jukurrpa that created the area. This Jukurrpa or Dreaming story tells of the journey of a group of women who travelled far to the east gathering food, ngalyipi and performing ceremonies as they travelled. Ngalyipi is a sacred vine used as a ceremonial wrap, as a strap to carry parrajas (wooden bowls) and as a tourniquet for headaches. Painting Dimensions 46 x 46cm. Acrylic on canvas. Securely delivered unstretched. Click below to contact us about similar paintings details and availability. -
Mina Mina Jukurrpa Ngalyipi This Jukurrpa or Dreaming story tells of the journey of a group of women of all ages who travelled gathering food, ngalyipi (snake vine) and performing ceremonies. The women began their journey at Mina Mina where karlangu (digging sticks) emerged from the ground. Far beyond the boundaries of their Warlpiri country are ngalyipi growing up the trunks and limbs of the kurrkara (desert oak trees). It is a sacred vine used as a ceremonial wrap, as a strap to carry parrajas (wooden bowls) and as a tourniquet for headaches. Painting Dimensions: 91 x 61cm. Acrylic on canvas. Securely delivered unstretched. Price: 5500SEK | EUR580 | US$630 | A$815 Click below to contact us about this painting's details and availability. -
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Ngurlu Jukurrpa (meaning Native Seed Dreaming) This Jukurrpa or Dreaming is associated with a place called Jaralypari where lukarrara, a species of Fimbristylis grass bearing edible seeds, flourishes in winter. The seeds are traditonally ground with stones to make flour then mixed with water to make small seed cakes. Painting Dimensions: 61 x 46cm. Acrylic on canvas. Securely delivered unstretched. Click below to contact us about similar paintings details and availability. -
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Water Dreaming Two Jangala rainmakers unleashed a giant storm travelling with a pamapardu Jukurrpa (termite Dreaming) to a waterhole where a gecko called Yumariyumari blew the storm on to Lapurrukurra and Wilpiri. Bolts of lightning shot out. The kurdukurdu mangkurdu Jukurrpa (children of the clouds Dreaming) created hills at Ngamangama using baby clouds and stuck long pointy clouds into the ground at Jukajuka where they can still be seen today as rock formations. Painting Dimensions: 46 x 30cm. Acrylic on canvas. Securely delivered unstretched. Click below to contact us about similar paintings details and availability. -
Yarla Jukurrpa (meaning Bush Potato Dreaming) This Jukurrpa or Dreaming tells of yarla (bush potato) and wapir (bush carrot) ancestors fighting a big battle near a mulju (water soakage) called Ngarparapunyu. The curved lines of the kuruwarri (ceremonial designs) represent the ngamarna (vine-like tendrils) from which grow jinjirla (flowers). Straight line karlangu (digging sticks) are used by women to dig for yarla and wapir. Painting Dimensions: 61 x 61cm. Acrylic on canvas. Securely delivered unstretched. Price: 3650SEK | EUR385 | US$420 | A$540 Click below to contact us about this painting's details and availability. -
Ngapa Jukurrpa Pirlinyarnu (meaning Water Dreaming) Depicting the site of Pirlinyarnu where two Jangala rainmakers sang to summon huge storms that were carried by a Kirrkarlanji (falcon) and dropped to form an enormous lake. A rainbow serpent collected some of its water to create another large lake and today they attract flocks of Ngapangarlpa (bush ducks) when it rains. Painting Dimensions: 76 x 76cm. Acrylic on canvas. Securely delivered unstretched. Price: 5750SEK | EUR605 | US$655 | A$850 Click below to contact us about this painting's details and availability.