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The Artwork Story Ngapa Jukurrpa (Red Bark Trees Dreaming) - Mikanji The country associated with this 'ngapa Jukurrpa' (water Dreaming) is Mikanji, a watercourse west of Yuendumu that is usually dry. There are 'mulju' (soakages) in this creek bed. The 'kirda' (owners) of this Dreaming site are Nangala/Nampijinpa women and Jangala/Jampijinpa men. Mikanji is an important water Dreaming site, and features in at least three different water Dreaming tracks. In one story, the water Dreaming travelled from Puyurru, northwest ofYuendumu, to a 'mulju' (soakage) in the Mikanji creek. It unleashed a huge storm there.Two old blind women of the Nampijinpa skin group were sitting by the side of the soakages. As the two women strained their A second water Dreaming track that passes through Mikanji is also owned by the Nangala/Jangala and Nampijinpa/Jampijinpa subsections, and travels further west. At Mikanji, the storm rained so hard it created a hole in the ground which became a soakage. At Mirawarri a 'kirrkarlanji' (brown falcon [Falco berigora]) picked up the storm and carried it on its wings to the west until it became too heavy for it.The falcon eventually dropped the storm at Pirlinyarnu (Mt. Farewell) about 165 km west of Yuendumu, where it formed an enormous 'maluri' (claypan). A 'mulju' (soakage) exists in A third Dreaming track that passes through Mikanji is the story of the water Dreaming and 'pamapardu Jukurrpa' (termite Dreaming).This Dreaming travels further north. This water Dreaming is owned·by Nakamarra/Napurrurla women and Jakamarra/Jupurrurla men. The termite and water Dreamings travelled together from Warntungurru in the east past Warlura (a waterhole 8 miles east of Yuendumu), Wirnpa, Kanaralji, Ngamangama, and Jukajuka. A portion of this Dreaming track also includes the 'kurdukurdu mangkurdu Jukurrpa' (Children of the Clouds Dreaming). The termite Dreaming moved on to the west to Nyirrpi, a community approximately 160 km west of Yuendumu, whereas the water Dreaming travelled on to Mikanji. A 'kirrkarlanji' (brown falcon) eventually picked up the water and tied it to its head using hairstring.The falcon travelled north with the water Dreaming; at Puyurru, it flew under a tree and the water fell off its head, forming a soakage there.The Dreaming then travelled on through other locations including Yalyarilalku, Mikilyparnta, Katalpi, Lungkardajarra,Jirawarnpa, Kamira, Yurrunjuku, and Jikaya In contemporary Warlpiri paintings, traditional iconography is used to represent the 'Jukurrpa' (Dreaming), associated 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 'mulju' (soakages) and river beds. |
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Artist details ![]() NICOLE NAPALJARRI STEVENS Nicole Napaljarri Stevens is an emerging artist who paints with the world acclaimed Warlukurlangu arts centre at Yuendumu, a remote Aboriginal community in the Tanami Desert region of Central Australia. Established in 1987, Warlukurlangu is an Aboriginal owned enterprise and an important stronghold for the preservation of the traditional culture and language of the Warlpiri Aboriginal people. Due to the isolation of their desert homelands, the Warlpiri people were among some of the last Aboriginal people in Australia to make their first contact with Europeans. To this day, the Warlpiri retain a strong physical and spiritual connection to their ancestral homelands and traditional lifestyle. In her paintings, Nicole depicts ancient stories which have been handed down to her through many generations of her Warlpiri ancestors over tens of thousands of years. |
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