Lizzie Nungarrayi Spencer Warlpiri, b. 1985
Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water Dreaming) - Pirlinyarnu, 2023
acrylic on linen
122 x 46 cm
48 x 18 1/8 in
48 x 18 1/8 in
MM7029
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The site depicted in this painting is Pirlinyarnu (Mt. Farewell), about 165km west of Yuendumu in the Northern Territory. The 'kinda' (owners) for the water dreaming site at Pirlinyarnu are...
The site depicted in this painting is Pirlinyarnu (Mt. Farewell), about 165km west of Yuendumu in the Northern Territory. The 'kinda' (owners) for the water dreaming site at Pirlinyarnu are the Nangala/Nampijinpa women and Jangle/Jampijinpa men.
Two Jangle men, rainmakers, sang the rain, unleashing a giant storm that collided with another storm from Wapurtali at Mirawarri. A 'kirrkalarnji' (brown falcon) carried the storm further west from Mirawarri. The two storms travelled across the country from Karlipirnpa, a ceremonial site for water Dreaming near Kintore that is owned by members of the Napaljarri/Japaljarri and Napanangka/Japananka subsections. Along the way the storm passed through Juntiparnta, a site that is owned by the Jampijinpa men. The storm eventually became too heavy for the falcon. It dropped the water at Pirlinyarnu, where it formed an enormous 'malaria' (Claypan). A 'multi' (soakage) exists in this place today. Whenever it rains today, hundreds of 'ngapangarlpa' (bush ducks) still flock to Pirlnyarnu.
In contemporary Warlpiri painting, traditional iconography is used to represent the 'Jukurrpa' (Dreaming) associated with the sites, and other elements. In many paintings of this Dreaming, short dashes are often used to represent 'mangkurdu' (cumulus & stratocumulus clouds), and longer, flowing lines represent 'ngawarra' (flood waters). Small circles are used to depict 'multi' (soakages) and river beds.
Two Jangle men, rainmakers, sang the rain, unleashing a giant storm that collided with another storm from Wapurtali at Mirawarri. A 'kirrkalarnji' (brown falcon) carried the storm further west from Mirawarri. The two storms travelled across the country from Karlipirnpa, a ceremonial site for water Dreaming near Kintore that is owned by members of the Napaljarri/Japaljarri and Napanangka/Japananka subsections. Along the way the storm passed through Juntiparnta, a site that is owned by the Jampijinpa men. The storm eventually became too heavy for the falcon. It dropped the water at Pirlinyarnu, where it formed an enormous 'malaria' (Claypan). A 'multi' (soakage) exists in this place today. Whenever it rains today, hundreds of 'ngapangarlpa' (bush ducks) still flock to Pirlnyarnu.
In contemporary Warlpiri painting, traditional iconography is used to represent the 'Jukurrpa' (Dreaming) associated with the sites, and other elements. In many paintings of this Dreaming, short dashes are often used to represent 'mangkurdu' (cumulus & stratocumulus clouds), and longer, flowing lines represent 'ngawarra' (flood waters). Small circles are used to depict 'multi' (soakages) and river beds.
