Short St Gallery
Short St Gallery
Skip to main content
  • Menu
  • Exhibitions
  • Available Artworks
  • Artists
  • News
  • Contact
Menu

Alice Springs & Central Desert

  • All
  • Alice Springs & Central Desert
  • Spinifex
  • The Lands (APY + NG)
  • The Pilbara
  • Western Desert
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Pauline Napangardi Gallagher, Lukarrara Jukurrpa (Desert Fringe-Rush Seed Dreaming), 2022

Pauline Napangardi Gallagher Australian, Warlpiri , 1952-2023

Lukarrara Jukurrpa (Desert Fringe-Rush Seed Dreaming), 2022
acrylic on canvas
91 x 91 cm
443/22NY
Enquire
%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EPauline%20Napangardi%20Gallagher%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3ELukarrara%20Jukurrpa%20%28Desert%20Fringe-Rush%20Seed%20Dreaming%29%3C/span%3E%2C%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2022%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3Eacrylic%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E91%20x%2091%20cm%3C/div%3E
View on a Wall
This Jukurrpa belongs to women of the Nakamarra/Napurrurla subsections and to Jakamarra/Jupurrurla men. This Dreaming is associated with a place called Jaralypari, north of Yuendumu. Lukarrara (desert fringe-rush [Fimbristylis oxystachya...
Read more
This Jukurrpa belongs to women of the Nakamarra/Napurrurla subsections and to Jakamarra/Jupurrurla men. This Dreaming is associated with a place called Jaralypari, north of Yuendumu. Lukarrara (desert fringe-rush [Fimbristylis oxystachya & Fimbristylis eremophila]) is a grass with an edible seed. The seeds are traditionally ground on a large stone ('ngatinyanu') with a smaller stone ('ngalikirri') to make flour. This flour is mixed with water ('ngapa') to make damper cakes which are cooked and eaten. In Warlpiri traditional paintings iconography is used to represent the Jukurrpa, particular sites and other elements. Large concentric circles often represent the site of Jaralypari and also the seed bearing grass Lukurrara. 'U' shapes can depict the Karnta (women) collecting 'lukarrara' and straight lines are frequently used to portray seeds that fall down to the ground and are also collected by women using their 'parrajas' (wooden food carriers) and 'karlangu' (digging sticks).
Close full details
Share
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Email
Previous
|
Next
55 
of  116
Privacy Policy
Manage cookies
Copyright © Short St Gallery
Facebook, opens in a new tab.
Twitter, opens in a new tab.
Instagram, opens in a new tab.
Join the mailing list
Send an email

This website uses cookies
This site uses cookies to help make it more useful to you. Please contact us to find out more about our Cookie Policy.

Manage cookies
Accept

Cookie preferences

Check the boxes for the cookie categories you allow our site to use

Cookie options
Required for the website to function and cannot be disabled.
Improve your experience on the website by storing choices you make about how it should function.
Allow us to collect anonymous usage data in order to improve the experience on our website.
Allow us to identify our visitors so that we can offer personalised, targeted marketing.
Save preferences