Mina Mina Jukurrpa (Mina Mina Dreaming) 
The country associated with this painting is Mina Mina, a place far west of
Yuendumu, significant to Napangardi and Napanangka women who are the custodians
of the Dreaming that created the area.
The Dreaming 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 implements the women
travelled east creating Janyinki and other sites. Their journey took them
eventually 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.
It is used as a ceremonial wrap, as a strap to carry parrajas laden with bush
tucker and as a torniquet for headaches.
image size 122cm x 91 cm
UN-stretched
Professional stretching on a wooded frame
will cost around $250 - optional
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