Description
This Ngapa Jukurrpa (water Dreaming) comes from
Wapurtali (Mt. Singleton) west of Yuendumu. The
custodians of this Jukurrpa are women and men of the
Nakamarra/Napurrula and Jakamarra/Jupurrurla
subsection. A ‘marlu’ (kangaroo) was cooked at a place
called Jalkirri. The smoke from the fire formed ‘milpirri’
(cumulonimbus clouds) and it began to rain. A giant storm
formed and travelled from the south over Mikanji where it
rained so hard it created a hole in the ground which became
a soakage. At Mirrawarri a bird picked up the storm and
carried it on its wings to the west until it became too heavy
for it and it had to drop it on the ground. In Warlpiri
paintings traditional iconography is used to represent the
Jukurrpa, parctiular sites and other elements. Short dashes
are often used to represent Mungkurdu (cumulus &
stratocumulus clouds), and longer, flowing lines represent
‘ngawarra’ (flooded waters). Small circles are used to depict
‘mulju’ (water soakages) and river beds.
