Aboriginal Artwork by Jeffrey Jangala Gallagher, Yankirri Jukurrpa (Emu Dreaming) - Ngarlikurlangu, 122x122cm

Jeffrey Jangala Gallagher, Yankirri Jukurrpa (Emu Dreaming) - Ngarlikurlangu, 122x122cm

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Aboriginal Artist - Jeffrey Jangala Gallagher
Community - Nyirripi
Aboriginal Art Centre - Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation
Catalogue number - 82/23ny
Materials - Acrylic paint on linen
Size(cm) - H122 W1022 D2
Postage variants - Artwork is posted un-stretched and rolled for safe shipping.
Orientation - Painted from all sides and OK to hang as wished

Artwork

This particular site of the Yankirri Jukurrpa, (emu Dreaming [Dromaius novaehollandiae]) is at Ngarlikurlangu, north of Yuendumu. The ‘yankirri’ travelled to the rockhole at Ngarlikurlangu to find water. This Jukurrpa story belongs to Jangala/Jampijinpa men and Nangala/Nampijinpa women. In contemporary Warlpiri paintings traditional iconography is used to represent the Jukurrpa, associated sites and other elements. Emus are usually represented by their ‘wirliya’ (footprints), arrow-like shapes that show them walking around Ngarlikurlangu eating ‘yakajirri’ (bush raisin [Solanum centrale]). In the time of the Jukurrpa there was a fight at Ngarlikiurlangu between a ‘yankirri’ ancestor and Wardilyka (Australian bustard [Ardeotis australis]) ancestors over sharing the ‘yakajirri’. There is also a dance for this Jukurrpa that is performed during initiation ceremonies.

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Warlpiri Art from the Tanami Desert

This artwork comes from Warlukurlangu Artists in Yuendumu. The art centre represents Warlpiri artists from Yuendumu and Nyirripi, located in the Tanami Desert northwest of Alice Springs. This remote region of red sand and open desert Country is central to the stories and knowledge shared through the paintings.

— Image: Nyirripi community in the Northern Territory of Australia