Bamboo SS Shirt Nguru Yurntumu-wana Dreaming

PAINTING STORY

Nguru Yurntumu-wana (Country around Yuendumu)

This painting depicts the natural landscape around Yuendumu.
The bush around Yuendumu features plenty of ‘watiya’ (trees),
‘marna’ (grass), ‘kuyu’ (animals) to hunt, and ‘miyi’ (edible
plants) to gather.
There are a number of beautiful natural features close to
Yuendumu, including rocky hills, creeks, soakages, and
waterholes. There are also a number of small outstations
around Yuendumu. These include Yuwali (Bean Tree),
Wakurlpa, Purturlu (Mt. Theo), Jirla (Chilla Well), Yarripirlangu,
Wayililinpa, and many more.
There are many sites around Yuendumu that are associated
with different ‘Jukurrpa’ (Dreamings). These sites include a
major ‘yunkaranyi Jukurrpa’ (honey ant Dreaming), which
travels from the west to the east. Yuendumu is sometmes also
called ‘yurrampi’ (honey ant) for this reason.
A very big ‘ngapa Jukurrpa’ (water Dreaming) travels past
Yuendumu from the south far to the north. This Jukurrpa stops
at Warlura, a waterhole 8 miles east of Yuendumu, and at
Jukajuka, an important rock formation. ‘Warlukurlangu
Jukurrpa’ (fire country Dreaming) lies to the west of
Yuendumu, on the way to Nyirrpi. You can see the ‘warlu’ (fire)
in the form of hundreds of red ‘mingkirri’ (termite mounds)
that rise out of the ground in this area.
Other Jukurrpa around Yuendumu include a ‘janganpa
Jukurrpa’ (brush-tailed possum [Tricosurus vulpecula]
Dreaming) associated with the hills to the north, and a ‘yankirri
Jukurrpa’ (emu [Dromaius novaehollandiae ] Dreaming)
associated with Ngarlikirlangu, a rock formation to the north. A
‘warlawurru Jukurrpa’ (wedge-tailed eagle [Aquila audax]
Dreaming) is associated with the Wakurlpa outstation and hills.
A very big ‘warna Jukurrpa’ (snake Dreaming) passes through
Mijirlparnta (Mission Creek), west of Yuendumu. This Jukurrpa
tells the story of a blind and crippled python, Yarripiri, who was
carried by the ‘kurdungurlu’ (custodians) of the Jukurrpa from
the south to the far north. This Jukurrpa is associated with the
important Jardiwarnpa conflict resolution ceremony.

All the sites around Yuendumu are owned and cared for by

different skin subsections and are associated with different
Jukurrpa. Some people are ‘kirda’ (owners) of the Jukurrpa,
and others are ‘kurdungurlu’ (custodians).
In Warlpiri paintings, traditional iconography can be used to
represent the landscape around the area, the Jukurrpa, and
other elements. Paintngs of Jukurrpa around Yuendumu can
include emu tracks, possum tracks, or eagle tracks. Wavy lines
are frequently used to represent water or fire, and concentric
circles can represent waterholes or camps.

Artist: Loretta Nakamarra White

GARMENT INFO

• Organically grown wild bamboo
• Loose fit
• Chest pocket
• Bamboo wood-look buttons

COMPOSITION

65%  Bamboo Fiber  35% Cotton

Care and Use Instructions: cold machine wash with like colours. Do not bleach, soak or rub

Do not tumble dry. Warm iron, Do not dry clean

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