STORY - Fringe-rush

This Dreaming is associated with a place called Jaralypari, north of Yuendumu. Lukarrara (desert fringe-rush) is a grass with an edible seed. This seed is traditionally ground with a large stone to make flour which is then used to make damper cakes. In traditional Warlpiri paintings iconography is used to represent the Jukurrpa. In this painting the straight lines are frequently used to portray seeds that fall down to the ground and are also used to represent the womens 'parrajas' (wooden food carriers).