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Warlukurlangu Maisie Nungarrayi Ward Desert Oak Dreaming Printed 135 cm Rayon Fabric Multicoloured 135 cm
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This stunning Warlukurlangu Maisie Nungarrayi Ward Desert Oak Dreaming Printed 135 cm Rayon Fabric is a perfect option if you're looking to brighten your handmade garments with true Australian culture. Rayon is a great fashion fibre made from natural materials, it is ideal for summer garments such as flowy dresses, blouses, pants or jumpsuits. Rayon is a breathable and smooth fabric with a soft texture similar to cotton or linen. It also has a fluid drape, which means it hangs and flows rather than staying rigid and keeping its shape. This material is composed of 100% viscose. It is supplied in a 135 cm width and sold by the metre. Spotlight has a beautiful range of fabrics, manchester and home décor items featuring amazing artwork by the talented indigenous peoples creating with Warlukurlangu, Artists of Yuendumu. Find the perfect piece for your home in-store or online.
Kurrkara Jukurrpa (Desert Oak Dreaming) - Mina Mina by Maisie Nungarrayi Ward
This painting tells the story of the 'kurrkara' tree (Desert Oak [Allocasuarina decaisneana]) commonly found in many parts of the central desert of Australia. The 'kurrkara' tree is the shade tree where the women in this painting sat down to rest at Mina Mina, which is an important ceremonial place belonging to Japanangka/Japangardi men and Napanangka/Napangardi women. Mina Mina and the associated land are to the west of Yuendumu in the sandhill country. Napanangka and Napangardi women are shown here collecting 'jintiparnta' (edible fungus [Elderia arenivaga]) at Kanta Karlangu, an area that is also called Mina Mina. Ancestral women travelled from here to the north through Janyinki and other places then to the east to Alcoota country. There are a number of 'mulju' (water soakages) and a clay pan at Mina Mina and it is here that the women danced and performed various ceremonies. As a result 'karlangu' (digging sticks) rose up out of the ground and it is these implements that the women carried with them on their long journey east. The women danced and sang the whole way, with no sleep. The women collected other types of bush tucker as 'yakajirri' (desert raisin [Solanum centrale]).