Wanakiji Jukurrpa
The Wanakiji Jukurrpa travels through Yaturlu which is near Mount Theo to the north of Yuendumu. Wanakiji grows in open spinifex country and is a small prickly plant with purple flowers that bear green fleshy fruit with many small black seeds. After collecting the fruit the seeds are removed with a small wooden spoon called Kajalarra. The fruit can then be eaten raw or threaded onto skewers called Turlturrpa and then cooked over a fire. Wanakiji can also be skewered and left to dry. When they are prepared in this way it is called Turlturrpa. In contemporary Warlpiri paintings traditional iconography is used to represent the Jukurrpa, particular sites and other elements. The Wanakiji Jukurrpa belongs to the Napanangka and Napangardi women and the Japanangka and Japangardi men. |
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