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Emu Dreamingby Marlette Napurrurla RossIn the painting the site of the Yankirri Jukurrpa (Emu Dreaming) is at Ngarlikurlangu, which is located to the north of Yuendumu Community. The Yankirri travelled to the rockhole at Ngarlikurlangu to find water. This Dreaming story belongs to the men of the Jangala/Jampijinpa skin groups and the women of the Nangala/Nampijinpa skin groups. In contemporary Warlpiri paintings traditional iconography is used to represent the Jukurrpa, associated sites and other elements. Emus are usually represented by their "Wiriliya (foot prints), which appear as arrow like shapes that show them walking around Ngarlikurlangu eating "Yakajirri" (Bush Raisin). Karen has used this traditional symbol throughout her painting. In the time of the Jukurrpa there was a fight at Ngarlikurlangu between a "Yakajirri" ancestor and the "Wardillkya" (Australian Bustard) ancestor over sharing the Yakajirri. There is also a dance for this Jukurrpa that is performed during initiation ceremonies. |
ArtistMarlette Napurrurla Ross was born in 1964 and comes from Yuendumu Community approximately 3 hours from Alice Springs in Central Australia. Marlette has been working with Warlukurlangu – Artists of Yuendumu for a number of years and through them her paintings can be found in several galleries around Australia. Central Art is excited to be one of these and now feature her paintings on our website. Marlette’s Dreaming stories relate to various bush tucker and animals including; Ngarlajiyi (Bush Carrot), Yarla (Bush Potato), Mininypa (Native Fuchsia) and Jardiwarnpa (Fire Snake). Her paintings have been exhibited through various galleries around Australia and she was a selected entrant of the 2000 annual National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award which is Australia’s most prestigious art award. Her paintings are held in a collection with the Araluen Arts Centre in Alice Springs and in 1991 she was specially commissioned along with 41 other Yuendumu Artists to paint a canvas which toured through Europe and Germany. |
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