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Warlukurlangu Ngatijirri Jukurrpa (Budgerigar Dreaming) 112 cm Drill Fabric Multicoloured 112 cm
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Allow your garments and textile pieces to celebrate indigenous Australian culture by incorporating this gorgeous Warlukurlangu Ngatijirri Jukurrpa (Budgerigar Dreaming) 112 cm Drill Fabric. Cotton drill is a heavier weight twill weave fabric that can be used in both pants and jackets, yet it is still lightweight enough for casual dresses and uniforms - drill can also be used for craft or home décor projects. 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.
This artwork was painted by Kershini Napaljarri Collins. The Jukurrpa site shown in this painting for Ngatijirri (budgerigar [Melopsiacus undulates]) is at Yangarnmpi, south of Yuendumu. 'Ngatijirri' are small, bright green birds native to central Australia which are common around the Yuendumu area, especially after the summer rains. Men would hunt for 'ngatijirri' nests, robbing them of eggs and juvenile birds, which are both considered delicacies. The men would also go out hunting for adult, flying 'ngatijirri', which they would kill by swinging branches, killing sticks or 'karli' (boomerangs) to hit the birds in flight. The 'ngatijirri' travelled to Yangarnmpi from Patirlirri, near Willowra to the east of Yuendumu and travelled further on to Marngangi, north/west of Mount Dennison and west of Yuendumu. Each time the flock of ancestral 'ngatijirri' lands, they perform ceremonies, singing and dancing as they fly and roost in the trees. The sites of these ceremonies are depicted in this pain??ng as concentric circles, while cross-like shapes depict the footprints of the birds on the ground and give an indication of the large flocks of 'ngatijirri' that can be found near Yangarnmpi and other sites close to Yuendumu. After good rains 'ngatijirri' can successfully breed several times, resulting in an explosion of the population in a short time. Custodians for the Ngatijirri Jukurrpa are Napaljarri/Nungarrayi women and Japaljarri/Jungarrayi men.