READY MADE - 100% natural wool felt pad - Warlukurlangu Goanna Dreaming

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12.7mm thick - 710mm x 710mm

I haven't seen storytelling incorporated on a saddle pad before but I loved the fabric - which is a sturdy cotton canvas called Warlukurlangu Goanna Dreaming. The fabric was created by artist Sharlene Nakamarra Nelson.

Details of the story:

This painting depicts a 'wardapi Jukurrpa' (sand monitor/goanna [Varanus gouldii] Dreaming). This dramatic Jukurrpa travels between Purturlu (Mount Theo), approximately 150kms north-northwest of Yuendumu, and Yarripilangu (Newhaven), which is approximately 100kms southwest of Yuendumu. This painting focuses on the portion of the Jukurrpa that takes place at Yarripilangu, which is owned by Napaljarri/Nungarrayi women and Japaljarri/Jungarrayi men. The portion of the Jukurrpa at Purturlu belongs to Napanangka/Napangardi women and Japanangka/Japangardi men.

This Jukurrpa tells the story of a Japangardi man named Wamaru who lived at Jarrardajarrayi, an area of country near Purturlu. This Japangardi man lived at Jarrardajarrayi near a soakage called Juntangkalpa. He travelled south to Yarripilangu and approached a group of 'karnta' (women) that were sitting down in a circle there. He wanted to woo a Nungarrayi woman named Yurlkurinyi who was the wrong skin for him.