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Singleton Paper Star - 25cm (+/- 1-2cm)

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These gorgeous paper stars of the perfect decorative ornament. Ideal for the tree at Christmas time or to simply to decorate your home at any time of the year. They come in a beautiful range of Indigenous designs.

Product: Paper Star
Materials: Handmade recycled cotton paper
Dimensions: 25cm (+/- 1-2cm)
Artist: Pauline Nampijinpa Singleton

This particular site of the Yankirri Jukurpa, (emu Dreaming [Dromaius novaehollandiae]) is at Ngarlikurlangu, north of Yuendumu. The ‘yankirri’ travelled to the rockhole at Ngarlikurlangu to find water. This Jukurrpa story belongs to Jangala/Jampijinpa men and Nangala/Nampijinpa women. In contemporary Warlpiri paitings traditional iconography is used to represent the Jukurrpa, associated sites and other elements. Emus are usually represented by their ‘wirliya’ (footprints), arrow-like shapes that show them walking around Ngarlikurlangu eating ‘yakajirri’ (bush raisin [Solanum centrale]). In the time of the Jukurrpa there was a fight at Ngarlikiurlangu between a ‘Yankirri’ ancestor and Wardilyka (Australian bustard [Ardeotis australis]) ancestors over sharing the ‘yakajirri’. There is also a dnace for this Jukurrpa that is performed during initiation ceremonies.

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