Nathania Nangala Granites
Warlukurlangu Jukurrpa (Fire Country Dreaming), 2026
acrylic on canvas
91 x 61 cm
35 7/8 x 24 in
35 7/8 x 24 in
MM9660
$ 1,200.00
This Dreaming beliefs to Warlukurlangu country to the south -west of Yuendumu, for which Jampijinpa\Jangala men and Nampijinpa/Nangala women have custodial responsibility. An old man 'lungkarda' (centralism blue toungued lizard...
This Dreaming beliefs to Warlukurlangu country to the south -west of Yuendumu, for which Jampijinpa\Jangala men and Nampijinpa/Nangala women have custodial responsibility. An old man 'lungkarda' (centralism blue toungued lizard [Tiliqua multifasciata]), of the Jampijinpa skin group, lived on a hill with his two Jangle 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 agate much tracking. Unfortunately the kangaroo was sacred to the 'lungkarda'. unbeknown to the bovs. In his anger the old mandecided to punish his sons and the next time they went out, he put hisfire stick to the ground and sent a huge bush fire after them whichchased them for many miles, at times propelling them through theair. Although the boys beat out the flames, Tungkarda's special magic kept the fire alive and it re-appeared out of his blue tongue 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 Jukuttpa include Warlukurlangu (a men's cave), Kirrkirrmanu (where the sacred kangaroo was killed), Wayililinypa (where the fire killed two Jangalas sons) and Marnimarnu (a water soakage) where the two Jangles camped.
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