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Alice Nampijinpa Henwood Michaels |
| Title: |
Lappi Lappi Jukurrpa |
| Price: |
$1400.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA811, 2009 |
| Acrylic on canvas |
| 76 x 91 cm |
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The subject of this work is Lappi Lappi, a rock hole near Lake Hazlett, about 90 km northwest of Lake Mackay in Western Australia. Located in a sheltered basin, the rock hole at Lappi Lappi is a permanent source of water, and is surrounded by country rich in bush tucker. In the time of the Jukurrpa (Dreamtime) many mothers with young children would gather there because it was a safe place to stay. The rock hole at Lappi Lappi is home to a ‘warnayarra’, a rainbow serpent that travels underground between various rock holes. One day, women were gathered at the rock hole with their children, singing and dancing. When the ‘warnayarra’ heard the sound of voices, it travelled silently towards them, under the water. When it reached the edge of the rock hole, it rose out of the water and ate them all. |
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$33 |
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$77 |
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$77 |
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Lola Nampijinpa Brown |
| Title: |
Ngapa Jukurrpa - Water Dreaming |
| Price: |
$750.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA809, 2011 |
| Acrylic on canvas |
| 76 x 76 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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$33 |
| North America |
$77 |
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$77 |
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Nellie Nangala Wayne |
| Title: |
Ngapa Jukurrpa - Water Dreaming |
| Price: |
$300.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA810, 2012 |
| 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 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 |
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$33 |
| North America |
$77 |
| Europe |
$77 |
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Peggy Nampijinpa Brown |
| Title: |
Warlukurlangu Jukurrpa - Fire country Dreaming |
| Price: |
$900.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA801, 2010 |
| Acrylic on canvas |
| 76 x 91 cm |
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This Dreaming belongs to Warlukurlangu country to the south-west of Yuendumu. An old man ‘lungkarda’ (centralian blue-tongued lizard), of the Jampijinpa skin group, lived on a hill with his two Jangala sons. The old man would feign blindness and send the two boys hunting in search of meat. While they were gone he would hunt and eat anything that he caught before they returned. One day the sons returned with a kangaroo that they had caught after much tracking. Unfortunately the kangaroo was sacred to the ‘lungkarda’, unbeknown to the boys. In his anger the old man decided to punish his sons and the next time they went out, he put his fire stick to the ground and sent a huge bush fire after them which chased them for many miles, at times propelling them through the air. Although the boys beat out the flames, ‘lungkarda's’ special magic kept the fire alive and it re-appeared out of his blue-tongued lizard hole. Exhausted the boys were finally overcome by the flames. In contemporary Warlpiri paintings traditional iconography is used to represent the Jukurrpa, particular sites and other elements. Usually sites that are depicted in paintings of this Jukurrpa include Warlukurlangu (a men's cave), Kirrkirrmanu (where the sacred kangaroo was killed), Wayililinypa (where the fire killed the two Jangala sons) and Marnimarnu (a water soakage) where the two Jangalas camped. |
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$33 |
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$77 |
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$77 |
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Valerie Napurrurla Morris |
| Title: |
Lukarrara Jukurrpa - Desert Fringe-rush Seed Dreaming |
| Price: |
$1100.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA804, 2012 |
| Acrylic on canvas |
| 91 x 91 cm |
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This Dreaming is associated with a place called Jaralypari, north of Yuendumu. Lukarrara (desert fringe-rush) is a grass with an edible seed. The seeds are traditionally ground on a large stone (‘ngatinyanu’) with a smaller stone (‘ngalikirri’) to make flour. This flour is mixed with water (‘ngapa’) to make damper cakes which are cooked and eaten. Large concentric circles often represent the site of Jaralypari and also the seed bearing grass Lukurrara. ‘U’ shapes can depict the Karnta (women) collecting ‘lukarrara’ and straight lines are frequently used to portray seeds that fall down to the ground and are also collected by women using their ‘parrajas’ (wooden food carriers) and ‘karlangu’ (digging sticks). |
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$33 |
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$77 |
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$77 |
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Shorty Jangala Robertson |
| Title: |
Ngapa Jukurrpa - Water Dreaming |
| Price: |
$500.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA805, 2006 |
| Acrylic on canvas |
| 46 x 61 cm |
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The site depicted in this painting is Puyurru, west of Yuendumu. In the usually dry creek bed are the water soakages or naturally occurring wells. Two Jangala men, rainmakers, sang the rain, unleashing a giant storm. It travelled across the country, lightening and striking the land. This storm met up with a storm from Wapurtali, to the west. It was picked up by a bird and carried further west until the load became too heavy for it to bear and it dropped that storm at Purlungyanu, where it created a giant soakage. At Puyurru the bird dug up a giant snake, Wanayarra, the snake carried water with it that created a giant lake, Jillyiumpa. There is an outstation there that Shorty’s family lives at today. The artist in this painting has used straight lines to represent the ngawarra (flood waters) running through the landscape and the bars joining the long lines represent mangkurdu (clouds). |
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$33 |
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$77 |
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$77 |
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Gloria Napangardi Gill |
| Title: |
Ngurlu Jukurrpa - Native Seed Dreaming |
| Price: |
$900.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA806, 2012 |
| Acrylic on canvas |
| 76 x 91 cm |
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The Jukurrpa is associated with a place called Jaralypari, north of Yuendumu. Lukarrara is a species of grass that bears edible seeds in the winter-time. The seeds are traditionally ground on a large stone (‘puturlu’) with a smaller stone (‘ngalikirri’) to make flour. This flour is mixed with water (‘ngapa’) to make small seed cakes. In paintings of this Jukurrpa large concentric circles are used to represent Jaralypari and dots surrounding these circles are often depicting the ‘ngurlu’. |
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$33 |
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$77 |
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$77 |
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Shanna Napanangka Williams |
| Title: |
Ngapa Jukurrpa - Water Dreaming |
| Price: |
$750.00 in Australia and Export. |
| PA807, 2010 |
| Acrylic on canvas |
| 76 x 76 cm |
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The site shown in this painting is Puyurru, west of Yuendumu. In the usually dry creek beds are water soakages or naturally occurring wells. Two Jangala men, rainmakers, sang the rain, unleashing a giant storm. It travelled across the country, with the lightning striking the land. This storm met up with another storm from Wapurtali, to the west, was picked up by a ‘kirrkarlan’ (brown falcon) and carried further west until it dropped the storm at Purlungyanu, where it created a giant soakage. At Puyurru the bird dug up a giant snake, ‘warnayarra’ (the ‘rainbow serpent’) and the snake carried water to create the large lake, Jillyiumpa, close to an outstation in this country. In many paintings of this Jukurrpa curved and straight lines represent the ‘ngawarra’ (flood waters) running through the landscape. Motifs frequently used to depict this story include small circles representing ‘mulju’ (water soakages) and short bars depicting ‘mangkurdu’ (clouds). |
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$77 |
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$77 |
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