Wayipi Story

$450.00

Description

Wayipi* is a plant that grows along the ground, like a bush yam. Nampijinpa and Nangala women are shown as U shapes looking around for the Wayipi. They have with them parraja (wooden food carrying dishes) and karlangu (digging sticks). The Jukurrpa (Dreaming) story for this print is about Jungarrayi, a Japangardi man, who travelled through country around Wanapiyi, a big hill just South West of Yumendumu. In this area he chased a number og Nangala and Nampijinpa women who were digging for Wayipi (Bush Carrot). The Japangardi man followed those women and tried to reach them in a cave where they were hiding. He managed to grab one of the women for his wife. Japangardi is shown in the painting, also as a U shape, he has his karli (boomerangs) and kurlarda (spear). * Boerhavia diffusa

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Additional information

Weight 1 kg
Dimensions 60 × 9 × 9 cm
Medium

Etching

Artist

Uni Martin

Image Size

Paper

Paper Size

Edition Size

99

Artist

Uni Martin (Nampijinpa)

Studio

Basil Hall Editions Darwin, NT

Printer

Basil Hall

Types

Prints

Region

Central Desert

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