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 Paintings
from Yuendumu
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Yuendumu paintings are well known for their bright colours and complex,
interwoven patterns. The community lies 280 kilometres north
west of Alice Springs along the red, dusty Tanami Track and
has approximately 1000 mainly Warlpiri speaking residents.
Brief biographical details of many of the artists are available
on the Yuendumu biographies page
and more information is available on our page about the Yuendumu
Community.
In the descriptions below there are repeated references to
"skin names" such as Napaljarri, Nungarrayi, Jupurrula
and Jakamarra - for an explanation of these names, see the page
on Aboriginal art and society.
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and online security section. All of the paintings below
are unstretched.
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Lucky Nampijinpa Langdon |
| Title: |
Ngapa Jukurrpa |
| Price: |
$350.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA805, 2010 |
| Acrylic on canvas |
| 46 x 61 cm |
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The country associated with this Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water Dreaming) is Mikanji, a watercourse that is usually dry, west of Yuendumu. In this creek bed there are ‘mulju’ (soakages). The Dreaming travelled from Puyurru, northwest of Yuendumu to a ‘mulju’ in the Mikanji creek. By the side of the soakages two old blind women of the Nampijinpa skin group were sitting. A rain ancestor travelled to Mikanji from Puyurru and unleashed a huge storm. As the two women strained their eyes to see the sky, tears formed in their eyes, creating the rain. Their spirits can still be seen at Mikanji in the form of two ‘ngapiri’ (river red gums) growing near the soakage. Motifs frequently used to depict this story include concentric circles representing ‘mulju’ (water soakages) and short bars depicting ‘mangkurdu’ (clouds). |
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$22 |
| North America |
$55 |
| Europe |
$55 |
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Lynette Napanangka Sampson |
| Title: |
Janmarda Jukurrpa (Bush Onion Dreaming) |
| Price: |
$350.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA810, 2010 |
| Acrylic on canvas |
| 46 x 61 cm |
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‘Janmarda’ (bush onion) are small bulbs found in the soft soils on the banks of sandy creeks. One of the main sites for this Jukurrpa is Purrupurru near Wakurlpa, to the north of Yuendumu. The women were collecting and cooking ‘janmarda’ when they saw an old Jungarrayi man called Warungurla who had been travelling from the west. He was hiding in the bushes, watching the women and wanting to make love to them. He had an enormous ‘ngirnti’ (penis) that was long like a hose and that entered the ground and came up near to the women. They were frightened of him and tried to hide. When they saw his ‘ngirnti’ they beat it with their ‘karlangu’ (digging sticks), killing the old Jungarrayi, who can still be seen today in the form of a large stone figure at Purrupurru. |
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$22 |
| North America |
$55 |
| Europe |
$55 |
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Bessie Nakamarra Sims |
| Title: |
Ngapa Jukurrpa |
| Price: |
$1500.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA815, 2010 |
| Acrylic on canvas |
| 76 x 91 cm |
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This Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water Dreaming) comes from Wapurtali (Mt. Singleton) west of Yuendumu. A ‘marlu’ (kangaroo) was cooked at a place called Jalkirri. The smoke from the fire formed ‘milpirri’ (clouds) and it began to rain. A giant storm formed and travelled from the south over Mikanji where it rained so hard it created a hole in the ground which became a soakage. At Mirrawarri a bird picked up the storm and carried it on its wings to the west until it became too heavy for it and it had to drop it on the ground. Short dashes are often used to represent Mungkurdu (clouds), and longer, flowing lines represent ‘ngawarra’ (flooded waters). Small circles are used to depict ‘mulju’ (water soakages) and river beds. |
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| Australia |
$22 |
| North America |
$55 |
| Europe |
$55 |
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Angelina Nampijinpa Tasman |
| Title: |
Ngapa Jukurrpa |
| Price: |
$300.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA824, 2010 |
| Acrylic on canvas |
| 46 x 46 cm |
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The country associated with this Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water Dreaming) is Mikanji, a watercourse that is usually dry, west of Yuendumu. In this creek bed there are ‘mulju’ (soakages). The Dreaming travelled from Puyurru, northwest of Yuendumu to a ‘mulju’ in the Mikanji creek. By the side of the soakages two old blind women of the Nampijinpa skin group were sitting. A rain ancestor travelled to Mikanji from Puyurru and unleashed a huge storm. As the two women strained their eyes to see the sky, tears formed in their eyes, creating the rain. Their spirits can still be seen at Mikanji in the form of two ‘ngapiri’ (river red gums) growing near the soakage. Motifs frequently used to depict this story include concentric circles representing ‘mulju’ (water soakages) and short bars depicting ‘mangkurdu’ (clouds). |
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| Delivery Costs for this item |
| Australia |
$22 |
| North America |
$55 |
| Europe |
$55 |
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