Pirlarla Jukurrpa (Dogwood Tree Bean Dreaming) - Original Art

This is an original artwork by artist - Peggy Napurrurla Granites, a member of the Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation.

Additional canvas around the edge of the painting allows for stretching.

Artwork measures - 107 x 107 cm

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A stamped certificate of authenticity is supplied by Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation with this artwork.

Warlukurlangu 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.

Established 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.

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ARTWORK STORY:

This ‘pirlarla’ (dogwood tree bean) Dreaming begins near Yumurrpa (a
waterhole approximately 140km northwest of Yuendumu) and travels
west. It goes to the country near the Yiningnarra range, south of Rabbit
Flat and several hundred kilometers northwest of Yuendumu. There,
women of the Nakamarra and Napurrula subsections travelled and
collected ‘pirlarla.’ The ‘kirda’ (owners) of this Jukurrpa are
Jakamarra/Jupurrurla men and Nakamarra/Napurrurla women.

‘Pirlarla’ are called ‘bush beans.’ They are the long seed pods of the
‘wakirlpirri’ (dogwood [Acacia coriacea] tree), which grows on the sides
of creek beds and near ‘mulga’ trees. When it gets hot, women collect
the ‘pirlarla’ and cook them on the fire. They then crack them open and
eat the ‘ngurlu’ (seeds) inside. The seeds can be ground up and eaten.
They can also be dried, ground up, and mixed with water in a ‘parraja’
(coolamon). Women squeeze a liquid called ‘ngungkarli’ or ‘yinjirrpi’ from
them, which is sweet and good to drink.

In contemporary Warlpiri paintings, traditional iconography can be used
to represent the Jukurrpa, particular sites, and other elements. Paintings
of the ‘Pirlarla Jukurrpa’ often include designs that are painted onto
women's bodies during their Yawulyu ceremonies. Long sinuous lines
represent the ‘pirlarla’ (bush beans), while round circles represent the
‘wakirlpirri’ (dogwood trees) that they grow on. Shorter curved lines can
represent small ‘pirlarla.’