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Napaljarri-warnu Jukurrpa (Seven Sisters Dreaming) 112 cm Poplin Fabric Multicoloured 112 cm
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Allow your garments and textile pieces to celebrate indigenous Australian culture by incorporating this gorgeous Napaljarri-warnu Jukurrpa (Seven Sisters Dreaming) 112 cm Poplin Fabric. Cotton Poplin Fabric is ideal breathable, durable, easy to iron and has natural wrinkle-resistance, making it ideal for creating children's outfits, buttoned shirts, dresses, tops and other versatile garments. This material is composed of 100% cotton. It is supplied in a 112 cm width and sold by the metre. Spotlight has a beautiful range of fabrics, featuring amazing artwork by the talented first nations peoples creating with Warlukurlangu, Artists of Yuendumu. Find the perfect fabric for your projects in-store or online.The Napaljarri-warnu Jukurrpa (seven sisters Dreaming) depicts the story of the seven ancestral Napaljarri sisters who are found in the night sky today in the cluster of seven stars in the constellation Taurus, more commonly known as the Pleiades. The Pleiades are seven women of the Napaljarri skin group and are often depicted in paintings of this Jukurrpa carrying the Jampijinpa man 'wardilyka' (the bush turkey [Ardeotis australias]) who is in love with the Napaljarri-warnu and who represents the Orion's Belt cluster of stars. Jukurra-jukurra, the morning star, is a Jakamarra man who is also in love with the seven Napaljarri sisters and is o??en shown chasing them across the night sky. In a final attempt to escape from the Jakamarra the Napaljarri-warnu turned themselves into fire and ascended to the heavens to become stars. The custodians of the Napaljarri-warnu Jukurrpa are Japaljarri/Jungarrayi men and Napaljarri/Nungarrayi women. Some parts of the Napaljarriwarnu Jukurrpa are closely associated with men's sacred ceremonies of a very secretive nature. In contemporary Warlpiri paintings traditional iconography is used to represent the Jukurrpa, associated sites and other elements. Often depicted in paintings for this Jukurrpa is the female star Yantarlarangi (Venus - the Evening Star) who chases the seven
Napaljarri sisters for having stolen the night from her.
