Rug Wool 3x5ft (91x152cm)-ROR417
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Rug Wool 3x5ft (91x152cm)-JWA601
SKU: AJWA601RW3X5
$408.00 (excl. GST)
NGALYIPI (SNAKE VINE DREAMING)
The design was taken from an original painting by Judy.
The country associated with this painting is Mina Mina, a place far to the west of Yuendumu, significant to Napangardi and Napanangka women, who are the custodians of the Dreaming that created the area.
It describes the journey of a group of women of all ages who travelled east, gathering food, collecting Ngalyipi (Tinospora smilacina, or snake vine), and performing ceremonies as they travelled. The women began their journey at Mina Mina, where karlangu (digging sticks) emerged from the ground. Taking these, the women travelled east, creating Janyinki and other sites. Their journey eventually took them beyond Warlpiri country.
The central motif in this painting is Ngalyipi – snake vine, which grows along the trunks and boughs of desert oak. Ngalyipi is a vine sacred to Napangardi and Napanangka women and has many uses – as a ceremonial wrap, as a strap to carry parrajas laden with bush tucker, and as a tourniquet for headaches.
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Description
- Image design by an Australian Aboriginal artist
- Royalties are paid to the artist once a month
- Artisanal hand-embroidered
- Cotton canvas base with non-slip backing
- Wool hand-embroidered onto canvas base
- Packaging: wrapped with a cotton bow and supplied with certificate of authenticity, including artist info and artwork story
- 91 x 152cm
- Dry clean – Per-clean or spot clean with a damp cloth
- Plastic Free
- Made in Kashmir
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ART BY JUDY WATSON