Lukarrara Jukurrpaby Sarah Napurrurla Leo

Lukarrara Jukurrpa means Desert Fringe-Rush Seed Dreaming. This Jukurrpa or Dreaming belongs to the Nakamarra and Napurrurla women and the Jakamarra and Japurrurla men. The Dreaming is associated with a place called Jaralypari, north of Yuendumu Community in Central Australia. Lukarrara is a grass with edible seeds. The seeds are ground down to make a flour, water is added and used to make damper cakes to be cooked and eaten. In traditional Warlpiri paintings traditional iconography is often used to depict the story of women collecting and making the flour at Jaralypari. In this small painting a contemporary depiction is used showing the Lukarrara grass with its seeds.

Artist:Sarah Napurrurla Leo
Title:Lukarrara Jukurrpa
ID:1926-15
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas
Size:30 x 30 cm
Region:Yuendumu, Central Australia

Artist

Sarah Napurrurla Leo was born in 1971 and comes from Napperby Station approximately 120km from Alice Springs in Central Australia. As a young child her family relocated to Laramba Community. Sarah grew up on the community and was emersed in traditional culture including regular bush trips learning about sacred and important places and the Dreamings that occur there.

Once married, Sarah relocated with her husband to Yuendumu Community working with the elderly. She began painting in 2008 after the birth of her son. Sarah paints Dreamings passed down from her father's side of the family including Karnta Jukurrpa and stories which relate to her land, it's features including the plants and animals. She also paints her mother's Dreaming - Ngurlu Jukurrpa (Native Seed Dreaming).

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