Wallaby Dreaming, 1984

synthetic polymer paint on canvas board

50 x 61 cm

$4,500

Provenance: Warlukurlangu Artists, Yuendumu, NT, Cat No. 36 Private Collection NSW
Artwork story: Warlpiri men are deeply connected to Wallaby Dreaming stories (Jukurrpa), which celebrate ancestral wallabies that traveled across the Tanami Desert in Central Australia, creating waterholes, establishing social law, and participating in secret male initiation ceremonies. Warlpiri culture primarily features two distinct wallaby species, each with its own sacred songline and custodial skin groups (kirda) These are the Wakulyarri Jukurrpa (Black-footed Rock-Wallaby Dreaming) and the Mala Jukurrpa (Rufous Hare-Wallaby Dreaming). These stories are strongly tied to male initiation.

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synthetic polymer paint on canvas board

50 x 61 cm

$4,500

Provenance: Warlukurlangu Artists, Yuendumu, NT, Cat No. 36 Private Collection NSW
Artwork story: Warlpiri men are deeply connected to Wallaby Dreaming stories (Jukurrpa), which celebrate ancestral wallabies that traveled across the Tanami Desert in Central Australia, creating waterholes, establishing social law, and participating in secret male initiation ceremonies. Warlpiri culture primarily features two distinct wallaby species, each with its own sacred songline and custodial skin groups (kirda) These are the Wakulyarri Jukurrpa (Black-footed Rock-Wallaby Dreaming) and the Mala Jukurrpa (Rufous Hare-Wallaby Dreaming). These stories are strongly tied to male initiation.