Watiya-Warnu Jukurrpa (Seed Dreaming) No.3 | Framed Canvas Print Canvas Size:120 x 120cm In contemporary Warlpiri paintings

In contemporary Warlpiri paintings

Mina Mina is an extremely important ceremonial site for Napangardi and Napanangka women that is located approximately 600kms west of Yuendumu

As he travelled he picked the ‘watiya-warnu’ seeds and placed them in ‘parrajas’ (food carriers)

Acrylic on stretched canvas

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Watiya-Warnu Jukurrpa (Seed Dreaming) No.3 | Framed Canvas Print Canvas Size:120 x 120cm In contemporary Warlpiri paintingsBy Tanya Nungarrayi Collins Skin Name, Nungarrayi Jukurrpa (Dreaming): Watiya Warnu Jukurrpa (Seed Dreaming) This painting tells the story of a Jangala watiya warnu (Acacia tenuissima) ancestor who travelled south from a small hill called Ngurlupurranyangu to Yamunturrngu (Mount Liebig). As he travelled he picked the watiya warnu seeds and placed them in parrajas (food carriers), one of which he carried on his head. Watiya warnu is a seed bearing tree