Artiste : Melissa Nampijinpa Karpa

Titre de l'œuvre : Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water Dreaming) - Puyurru

Format : 122 x 30 cm

Provenance et certificat : centre d'art aborigène de Yuendumu

Référence de cette peinture : 833/24

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Explications de l'œuvre :

Yarrungkanyi is the Mt Doreen area north west of Yuendumu. Dreamtime people lived in the area, digging for ‘ngarlajiyi’ (bush carrot [Vigna lanceolata]). In doing so they created a creek that flows north to Jurlpungu.

Women are shown seated picking ‘ngamirdamirdi’ (lifesaver burr [Sida platycalyx]), which is a low-growing prickle. The women would thread the Ngamirdamirdi onto sticks to make hair combs. The women were travelling south to Yukurra.

© Photo : Aboriginal Signature Estrangin gallery with the courtesy of the artists and Yuendumu