Lappi Lappi Jukurrpa (Lappi Lappi Dreaming), 2007

synthetic polymer paint on linen

107 x 76 cm

$3,000

Provenance: Warlukurlangu Artists, Yuendumu, NT Cooee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW
Exhibited: Into the Future – Emerging Talent, Cooee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW, March 2013 NAIDOC Week, Swiss Grand, July 2011 EN_TRANCE, Cooee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW, February 2009
Artwork story: The subject of this work is Lappi Lappi, a rock hole near Lake Hazlett, about 90km northwest of Lake Mackay in Western Australia. Located in a sheltered basin, the rock hole at Lappi Lappi is a permanent source of water, and is surrounded by country rich in bush tucker. In the time of the Jukurrpa many mothers with young children would gather there because it was a safe place to stay. The rock hole at Lappi Lappi is home to a Warnayarra, a rainbow serpent, that travels underground between various rock holes. One day, women were gathered at the rock hole with their children, singing and dancing. When the Warnayarra heard the sound of voices, it traveled silently towards them, under the water. When it reached the edge of the rock hole, it rose out of the water and ate them all. The country belongs to Nampitjinpa, Jampitjinpa, Nangala and Jangala skin groups.

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c.1935 – 2012

synthetic polymer paint on linen

107 x 76 cm

$3,000

Provenance: Warlukurlangu Artists, Yuendumu, NT Cooee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW
Exhibited: Into the Future – Emerging Talent, Cooee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW, March 2013 NAIDOC Week, Swiss Grand, July 2011 EN_TRANCE, Cooee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW, February 2009
Artwork story: The subject of this work is Lappi Lappi, a rock hole near Lake Hazlett, about 90km northwest of Lake Mackay in Western Australia. Located in a sheltered basin, the rock hole at Lappi Lappi is a permanent source of water, and is surrounded by country rich in bush tucker. In the time of the Jukurrpa many mothers with young children would gather there because it was a safe place to stay. The rock hole at Lappi Lappi is home to a Warnayarra, a rainbow serpent, that travels underground between various rock holes. One day, women were gathered at the rock hole with their children, singing and dancing. When the Warnayarra heard the sound of voices, it traveled silently towards them, under the water. When it reached the edge of the rock hole, it rose out of the water and ate them all. The country belongs to Nampitjinpa, Jampitjinpa, Nangala and Jangala skin groups.