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Vaughan Springs Dreaming Linen/Cotton Cushion Cover 40x40 cm

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Pure Ochres brand new range of cushion covers are the perfect addition to any living room. Composed of cotton and linen, they have a natural soft feel. For simple removal cushions and clean finish they feature an invisible side seam zipper.

These beautiful cushion covers feature artworks by Warlukurlangu Artists. The artworks tell unique stories about country, culture and the Dreaming.

PLEASE NOTE: Our Cushion Covers do not come with cushions included.

Product: Cushion Cover
Fabric: 70% Cotton, 30% Linen
Dimensions: 40 x 40cm
Story: Vaughan Springs Dreaming
Artist: Mary Napangardi Butcher

Pikilyi is a large and important waterhole and natural spring near Mount Dorren station. Pikilyi Jukurrpa (Vaughan Springs Dreaming) tells the story of the home of two rainbow serpents, ancestral heroes who lived together as husband and wife. The woman rainbow serpent was of the Napanangka and Warlpriri religious law. Women of the Napanagka and Napangardi subsection sat by the two serpents, picking lice off them. For this service the two serpents allowed the women to take from the springs. This was becuase the serpents were the 'kirda', or ceremonial owners for that country.

Mary Napangardi Butcher

Aboriginal Warlpiri Woman

"Mary was greatly influenced by her father Jack Japanangka Butcher (Dec) and his sister Daisy Napanangka Nelson (1930 – 2001), ... Learn more