Debbie Napaljarri Brown Warlpiri, b. 1985
Wanakiji Jukurrpa (Bush Tomato Dreaming) , 2025
acrylic on canvas
122 x 30 cm
48 x 11 3/4 in
48 x 11 3/4 in
MM9661
$ 790.00
The Wanakiji Jukurrpa (bush tomato [Solanum chippendalei] Dreaming) travels through Yaturlu (near Mount Theo, north of Yuendumu). 'Wanakiji' grows in open spinifex country and is a small, prickly plant with...
The Wanakiji Jukurrpa (bush tomato [Solanum chippendalei] Dreaming) travels through Yaturlu (near Mount Theo, north of Yuendumu). 'Wanakiji' grows in open spinifex country and is a small, prickly plant with purple flowers that bears green fleshy fruit with many small black seeds. After collecting the fruit the seeds are removed with a small wooden spoon called 'kajalarra'. The fruit then can be eaten raw or threaded onto skewers called 'turlturrpa' and the fruit can be kept from a long time. In contemporary Warlpiri paintings traditional iconography is used to represent the Jukurrpa, particular sites and other elements. The Wanakiji Jukurrpa belongs to Napanangka/Napangardi women and Japanangka/Japangari men.
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