Ngapa Tjukurrpa (Water Dreaming) A16511 'Ngapa' Water Dreaming A very fine sword club

A very fine sword club featuring extensive lineal carvings etched to front and back

Size: 204 x 274cm

ink jet on Ilford gloss

This painting shows Minnie Pwerle’s depiction of ‘Awelye’ or Body Painting story and showcases designs which are applied to the women’s upper body for ceremonial purposes

but this is an interesting thing for me to prosper the doomsday and revive again people who have died'

Ngapa Tjukurrpa (Water Dreaming) A16511 'Ngapa' Water Dreaming A very fine sword clubYear: 2009 Size: 60 x 120cm acrylic on linen This painting is Shortys depiction of the site Puyurru, near Yuendumu in Central Australia. The painting depicts the rainmaker story and how two men unleashed a giant storm across the area. The storm travelled across the country, with the lightning striking the land. The curved and straight lines represent the Ngawarra (flood waters) running through the landscape. The small circles represent mulju (water