Click to enlargec.1935 / mid-late 1920s – 2018
- Region
- Central Desert & Tanami
- Community
- Lajamanu
- Language group
- Warlpiri
Seed Dreaming, 2014
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
40 x 30 cm
$270
- Provenance
- Warnayaka Art Centre, Lajamanu, NT Cooee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW
- Artwork story
- This dreaming tells about the special seeds we use for grinding and making powder. The women add water to make a special damper. They put the damper in the coals for cooking. There are many different seeds we collect. Kirda or owner of this Jukurrpa (Dreaming) is the skin groups Napurrurla, Nakamarra, Jupurrurla and Jakamarra. Kurdungurlu or checking group of people are Nungarrayi, Napangardi, Jungarrayi and Japangardi.