Warlukurlangu Mina Mina Jukurrpa (Mina Mina Dreaming) Gayle Napangardi Gibson Printed 135 cm Rayon Fabric Multicoloured 135 cm

Celebrate Indigenous Australian culture and enhance the visual interest of your handmade garments with the vibrant colours and earthy elements depicted in this Warlukurlangu Mina Mina Jukurrpa (Mina Mina Dreaming) Gayle Napangardi Gibson Printed 135 cm Rayon Fabric. 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.

Mina Mina Jukurrpa (Mina Mina Dreaming) - Ngalyipi by Gayle Napangardi Gibson

Mina Mina Jukurrpa (Mina Mina Dreaming) - Ngalyipi This 'Jukurrpa' (Dreaming) comes from Mina Mina, a very important women's Dreaming site far to the west of Yuendumu near Lake Mackay and the WA border. The 'kirda' (owners) of this Dreaming are Napangardi/Napanangka women and Japangardi/Japanangka men - the area is sacred to Napangardi and Napanangka women. There are several 'mulju' (water soakages) and a 'maluri' (clay pan) at Mina Mina. In the Dreamtime, ancestral women danced at Mina Mina and 'karlangu' (digging sticks) rose out of the ground. The women collected the digging sticks and then travelled on to the east, dancing, digging for bush tucker, collecting 'ngalyipi' (snake vine [Tinospora smilacina]), and creating many places as they went. 'Ngalyipi' is a rope-like creeper that grows up the trunks and limbs of trees, including 'kurrkara' (desert oak [Allocasuarina decaisneana]). It is used as a ceremonial wrap and as a strap to carry 'parraja' (coolamons) and 'ngami' (water carriers). 'Ngalyipi' is also used to be around the forehead to cure headaches, and to bind cuts. The women stopped at Karntakurlangu, Janyinki, Parapurnta, Kimayi, and Munyuparn 'parn', sites spanning from the west to the east of Yuendumu. When they stopped, the women dug for bush foods like 'jintiparnta' (desert truffle [Elderia arenivaga]). The Dreaming track eventually took them far beyond Warlpiri country. The track passed through Coniston in Anmatyerre country to the east, and then went on to Alcoota and Aileron far to the northeast of Yuendumu and eventually on into Queensland. In Warlpiri paintings, traditional iconography is used to represent the Jukurrpa and other elements. In many paintings of this Jukurrpa, sinuous lines are used to represent the 'ngalyipi' (snake vine). Concentric circles are often used to represent the 'jintiparnta' (desert truffles) that the women have collected, while straight lines can be used to depict the 'karlangu' (digging sticks).