Kenneth Martin JUNGARRAYI

Ngatijirri Jukurrpa (Budgerigar Dreaming) , 2020

Art : Aboriginal
Origine : Yuendumu
Dimensions : 30 x 76 x 3 cm
Medium : Acrylic on canvas
Price : VENDUE / SOLD
N° : 3911

Legend has it that in the Dreamtime - the time of creation for the Aborigines - the Ngatijirri (parakeets) set off on a journey from the east of Yuendumu towards the west. Each time the group of ancestral birds reached their destination, they celebrated ceremonies with song and dance.

The small black crosses represent the footprints left by the many birds on the ground, because after a season of abundant rain, the Ngatijirri can reproduce several times, resulting in an explosion of the population in a short space of time.