◆ Coupon Codes◆ WEARHAPPINESS - 10% off (When spending over US$100, excluding shipping cost) Name: ’ Agnes Water Dreaming’ pure cotton fabric Fabric: 100% Cotton Fabric Width: 110cm (Note: Measuring tape in inches is paralleled with the selvage of the fabric. Your fabric will be posted within 2 days after payment) What I like about this ‘Agnes Water Dreaming’ pure cotton fabric: Gorgeous Australian Aboriginal water dreaming abstract art print on pure cotton drill fabric Iconic indigenous dreaming illustration by artist Agnes Nampajimpa Brown This fun Australian fabric is perfect for small craft projects like: quilting, cushion cover, handkerchiefs, bandana, skirts or baby clothing This is a local sourced fabric, only limited quantity is available Available Cuts: ¼ Yard 9" x 43" Fat Quarter 18" x 21.5" ½ Yard 18" x 43" (If you order multiple quantity, it will be in one piece) Where the idea came from: Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water Dreaming) - Puyurru by Agnes Nampajimpa Brown The site depicted in this painting is Puyurru, west of Yuendumu. in the usually dry creek beds are ‘mulju’(soakages), or naturally occurring wells. The ‘kirda’ (owners) for this site are Nangala/Nampijinpa women & Jangala/Jampijinpa men. Two Jangala men, rainmakers, sang the rain, unleashing a giant storm. The storm travelled across the country from the east to the west, initially travelling with a ‘pamapardu Jukurrpa’ (termite Dreaming) from Warntungurru to Warlura, a waterhole 8 miles east of Yuendumu. At Warlura, a gecko called Yumariyumari blew the storm on to Lapurrukurra & Wilpiri. Bolts of lightning shot out at Wirnpa (also called Mardinymardinypa) & at Kanaralji. At this point the Dreaming track also includes the ‘kurdukurdu mangkurdu Jukurrpa’ (children of the clouds Dreaming). The water Dreaming built hills at Ngamangama using baby clouds & also stuck long pointy clouds into the ground at Jukajuka, where they can still be seen today as rock formations. The termite Dreaming eventually continued west to Nyirripi, a community approximately 160 km west of Yuendumu. The water Dreaming then travelled from the south over Mikanji, a watercourse with soakages north west of Yuendumu. At Mikanji, the storm was picked up by a ‘kirrkarlanji’ (brown falcon [Falco berigora]) & taken farther north. At Puyurru, the falcon dug up a giant ‘warnayarra’ (rainbow serpent). The serpent carried water with it to create another large lake, Jillyiumpa, close to an outstation in this country. The ‘kirda’ (owners) of this story are Jangala men & Nangala women. After stopping at Puyurru, the water Dreaming travelled on through other locations including Yalyarilalku, Mikilyparnta, Katalpi, Lungkardajarra, Jirawarnpa, Kamira, Yurrunjuku, & Jikaya before moving on into Gurindji country to the north. in contemporary Warlpiri paintings, traditional iconography is used to represent the ‘Jukurrpa’ (Dreaming). Short dashes are often used to represent ‘mangkurdu’ (cumulus & stratocumulus clouds), &
