Watiya warnu jukurrpa

Drusilla Nangala Spencer

Acrylique sur toile

40 x 40 cm

2022

Prix :
100 < 500€

Watiya warnu jukurrpa

Seed Dreaming

This painting tells the story of a Jangala « Watiya Warnu » (Acacia tenuissima) ancestor who travelled south from a small hill called Ngurlupurranyangu to Yamunturrngu (Mont Liebig). As he travelled he picked the Watiya Warnu sedds and placed them in parrajas (food carriers). on of wich he carried on his head.

Watiya Warnu is a seed bearing tree that grows in open spinifex or mulga country.