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Yanjirlirri or Napaljarri-warnu Jukurrpa (Star or Seven Sisters Dreaming) by Athena Nangala Granites

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Yanjirlirri or Napaljarri-warnu Jukurrpa (Star or Seven Sisters Dreaming) by Athena Nangala Granites


Acrylic on Belgian linen, 4025/18, 122x107cm, 4025/18

Unstretched canvas $2595

Stretched canvas $2795

Currently Stretched, can be destretched for postage


ABORIGINAL DREAMTIME STORY

Yanjirlpirri or Napaljarri-Warnu Jukurrpa


This is the story of seven ancestral Napaljarri Sisters who are found in the night sky as a cluster of seven stars in the constellation Taurus, and more commonly known as the Pleiades. Jukurra-jukurra is the Jakamarra man who is chasing them across the night sky. We refer to this star as the morning star. In their attempt to escape from the the sisters turn themselves into fire and shoot up into the heavens to become stars.


Artist: Athena Nangala Granites

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