Lot 87

Warlukurlangu Artists at Yuendumu, Northern Territory (accompanied by the certificate of authenticity)
Private collection, Melbourne

"This Dreaming story belongs to Jampijinpa/Jangala men and Namijinpa/Nangala women and depicts the ceremony associated with the inItiation of young men. The concentric circles, shown in the centre of the canvas depict the sites, all of which are water soakages and include Larrakilpardi, Yillirripardi, Jalirridi, Kalkardinlapa, Mungumanu, Marnakardinlapa, Munhumanu, Marnakarangingu, Watiyawarnukurlangu, Yarmilipardu, Kalkardingapa. The long pink wavering lines represent the Dreaming path of the Watiyawarnu.

The young initiates sit behind the trees, observing and learning as the older men dance throughout the ceremonies. The Watiyawarnu seed is valued for its' nutritional and medicinal purposes. It is collected, ground into course flour then mixed with water and eaten as a paste. Unlike damper, the paste is not cooked."

As stated on the Warlukurlangu Artists certificate of authenticity

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