{"product_id":"wardapi-jukurrpa-goanna-dreaming-yarripilangu-original-art","title":"Wardapi Jukurrpa (Goanna Dreaming) - Yarripilangu - Original Art","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis i\u003c\/span\u003es an original artwork by artist - Ruth Nungarrayi Spencer, a member of the Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAdditional canvas around the edge of the painting allows for stretching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtwork measures\u003cstrong\u003e - 61 x 46 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis original artwork is unframed and shipped rolled up to your door! We have very competitive framing options on our site - see tab below to get a free online quote. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA stamped certificate of authenticity is supplied by Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation with this artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWarlukurlangu Artists is famous for its gloriously colourful acrylic paintings and limited edition prints. The Aboriginal art centre has a national and international profile and its art has been featured in hundreds of exhibitions and publications in Australia and around the world. Warlukurlangu means ‘belonging to fire’ in the local language, Warlpiri, and is named for a fire dreaming site west of Yuendumu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEstablished in 1985 Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation is a not-for-profit organisation that is 100% Aboriginal-owned by its artists from the remote desert communities of Yuendumu and Nyirripi in Central Australia. Proceeds from the sale of all art go directly back to the artists and their community projects. Warlukurlangu Artists is supported by funding from the Australian Government through the Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFree shipping in Australia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eARTWORK STORY:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis painting depicts a ‘wardapi Jukurrpa’ (sand monitor\/goanna\u003cbr\u003e[Varanus gouldii] Dreaming). This dramatic Jukurrpa travels between\u003cbr\u003ePurturlu (Mount Theo), approximately 150kms north-northwest of\u003cbr\u003eYuendumu, and Yarripilangu (Newhaven), which is approximately 100\u003cbr\u003ekms southwest of Yuendumu. This painting focuses on the portion of the\u003cbr\u003eJukurrpa that takes place at Yarripilangu, which is owned by\u003cbr\u003eNapaljarri\/Nungarrayi women and Japaljarri\/Jungarrayi men. The portion\u003cbr\u003eof the Jukurrpa at Purturlu belongs to Napanangka\/Napangardi women\u003cbr\u003eand Japanangka\/Japangardi men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Jukurrpa tells the story of a Japangardi man named Wamaru who\u003cbr\u003elived at Jarrardajarrayi, an area of country near Purturlu. This\u003cbr\u003eJapangardi man lived at Jarrardajarrayi near a soakage called\u003cbr\u003eJuntangkalpa. He travelled south to Yarripilangu and approached a\u003cbr\u003egroup of ‘karnta’ (women) that were sitting down in a circle there. He\u003cbr\u003ewanted to woo a Nungarrayi woman named Yurlkurinyi who was the\u003cbr\u003ewrong skin for him. By tribal law, this woman was his mother-in-law and\u003cbr\u003etheir relationship would be taboo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Japangardi man wooed the Nungarrayi woman and they went up\u003cbr\u003ethe hill at Yarripilangu where they made love. The earth there turned to\u003cbr\u003e‘ngunjungunju’ (white ochre) and the man turned himself and all the\u003cbr\u003e‘karnta’ (women) into ‘wardapi’ (goannas). The Japangardi man\u003cbr\u003eeventually brought the Nungarrayi woman back to Purturlu to live, even\u003cbr\u003ethough they were the wrong skin for each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhite ochre is still found on top of the hill at Yarripilangu and is used\u003cbr\u003etoday for love magic and for ceremonial decoration. There’s also a cave\u003cbr\u003ewhere you can see the shape of a goanna entering. There are beautiful\u003cbr\u003egroundwater springs on the east side of the Yarripilangu hill. A number\u003cbr\u003eof important Jukurrpa associated with mens’ initiation ceremonies pass\u003cbr\u003ethrough Yarripilangu; these include ‘karnta Jukurrpa’ (womens’\u003cbr\u003eDreaming), ‘ngalyipi Jukurrpa’ (snakevine [Tinospora smilacina]\u003cbr\u003eDreaming), ‘wati-jarra Jukurrpa’ (two men Dreaming), and ‘witi Jukurrpa’\u003cbr\u003e(ceremonial pole Dreaming).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn contemporary Warlpiri paintings, traditional iconography can be used\u003cbr\u003eto represent the Jukurrpa, particular sites, and other elements. In\u003cbr\u003epaintings of this Jukurrpa, the group of women is often represented by\u003cbr\u003econcentric circles and ‘U’ shapes. Concentric circles can also illustrate\u003cbr\u003e‘wardapi’ holes and the droppings they leave, while ‘wardapi’ tracks are\u003cbr\u003eusually represented by ‘W’ shapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warlukurlangu Artists","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54351016722721,"sku":"3398\/26","price":415.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2691\/2256\/files\/Screenshot2026-11-04at2.42.35pm.png?v=1793769834","url":"https:\/\/greenhouseinteriors.com.au\/en-row\/products\/wardapi-jukurrpa-goanna-dreaming-yarripilangu-original-art","provider":"Greenhouse Interiors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}