Minamina Dreaming – Minamina Jukurrpa

Minamina is near Lake Mackay. It’s main dreaming story is the karrpanu, the digging stick, famously recorded in the Kanakurlangu clan group dreaming songline. Warlpiri call that songline, yupunju. The women travelled eastward into Anmatyerre tribe lands in the Jukurrpa, by being, the sky and earth, night and day women created or gave birth to almost everything bringing them into existence. From raining clouds, waterholes, waterways, everything was danced and sung into existence. Then everything was left to be dug up with the karrpanu so one could feed on the knowledge about everything within the Warlpiri homelands. The ultimate karrpanu is the pointer stars near the Southern Cross stars. When the pointer star touches down in the horizon then the Warlpiri learning cycle begins again.

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Medium: Painting
550 x 550mm Synthetic Polymer Paint on Canvas
Year: 2023
SKU: 529-23

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Minamina is near Lake Mackay. It’s main dreaming story is the karrpanu, the digging stick, famously recorded in the Kanakurlangu clan group dreaming songline. Warlpiri call that songline, yupunju. The women travelled eastward into Anmatyerre tribe lands in the Jukurrpa, by being, the sky and earth, night and day women created or gave birth to almost everything bringing them into existence. From raining clouds, waterholes, waterways, everything was danced and sung into existence. Then everything was left to be dug up with the karrpanu so one could feed on the knowledge about everything within the Warlpiri homelands. The ultimate karrpanu is the pointer stars near the Southern Cross stars. When the pointer star touches down in the horizon then the Warlpiri learning cycle begins again.

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Weight 0.8 kg

About Teddy Kardika Dixon

Teddy Japanangka is an older gentleman in his 70's now.  He has led an active life.  Early on as with many Warlpiri his age he traveled about the Tanami on foot with family.  The cattle industry had already devastated key water sources and massacred many Warlpiri families. Teddy witnessed his father and grandfather shot on the same day at Mt Doreen by the white stock men.  Mining impacted more. Settling into either a cattle station or govt out posts such as Yuendumu became essential to survive.  Teddy then as many was consumed again by the cattle industry and worked for them for many years for zero wages. He came to settle in Lajamanu and has worked for the govt agencies such as the school until around 2012 again for dole money. Teddy now spends his time caring for older people of Lajamanu spending hours cooking cleaning and shopping for them.  His art work means he can have a quiet time.  He holds knowledge of the creatures and life as a desert land owner.  

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