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Shonelle Napurrurla Stafford, Lukarrara Jukurrpa, 91x61cm
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  • Aboriginal Art by Shonelle Napurrurla Stafford, Lukarrara Jukurrpa, 91x61cm - ART ARK®
  • Aboriginal Art by Shonelle Napurrurla Stafford, Lukarrara Jukurrpa, 91x61cm - ART ARK®
  • Aboriginal Art by Shonelle Napurrurla Stafford, Lukarrara Jukurrpa, 91x61cm - ART ARK®
  • Aboriginal Art by Shonelle Napurrurla Stafford, Lukarrara Jukurrpa, 91x61cm - ART ARK®
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Aboriginal Art by Shonelle Napurrurla Stafford, Lukarrara Jukurrpa, 91x61cm - ART ARK®
Aboriginal Art by Shonelle Napurrurla Stafford, Lukarrara Jukurrpa, 91x61cm - ART ARK®
Aboriginal Art by Shonelle Napurrurla Stafford, Lukarrara Jukurrpa, 91x61cm - ART ARK®
Aboriginal Art by Shonelle Napurrurla Stafford, Lukarrara Jukurrpa, 91x61cm - ART ARK®

Shonelle Napurrurla Stafford, Lukarrara Jukurrpa, 91x61cm


Original Artwork from a Community-Run, Not-for-Profit Art Centre, Complete with a Certificate of Authenticity Issued by Them.

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  • Aboriginal Artist - Shonelle Napurrurla Stafford
  • Community - Mt Allen
  • Aboriginal Art Centre - Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation  
  • Catalogue number - 2833/20
  • Materials - Acrylic on linen
  • Size(cm) - H91 W61 D2  
  • Postage variants - Artwork posted unstretched and rolled for safe shipping
  • Orientation - Painted from all sides and OK to hang as wished

This Jukurrpa belongs to women of the Nakamarra/Napurrurla subsections and to Jakamarra/Jupurrurla men. This Dreaming is associated with a place called Jaralypari, north of Yuendumu. Lukarrara (desert fringe-rush [Fimbristylis oxystachya & Fimbristylis eremophila]) is a grass with an edible seed. The seeds are traditionally ground on a large stone (‘ngatinyanu’) with a smaller stone (‘ngalikirri’) to make flour. This flour is mixed with water (‘ngapa’) to make damper cakes which are cooked and eaten. In Warlpiri traditional paintings iconography is used to represent the Jukurrpa, particular sites and other elements. Large concentric circles often represent the site of Jaralypari and also the seed bearing grass Lukurrara. ‘U’ shapes can depict the Karnta (women) collecting ‘lukarrara’ and straight lines are frequently used to portray seeds that fall down to the ground and are also collected by women using their ‘parrajas’ (wooden food carriers) and ‘karlangu’ (digging sticks).

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