Andrea Nungarrayi Wilson is the daughter-in-law of Alice Nampijinpa Henwood, a renowned artist associated with Warlukurlangu Artists. In 2007, Andrea lived in Nyirripi and in 2011, she moved to Billiluna, a community near the Tanami Road in Western Australia, located 147 km south of Halls Creek and 593 km northwest of Yuendumu.
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Andrea Nungarrayi Wilson
Andrea Nungarrayi Wilson is the daughter-in-law of Alice Nampijinpa Henwood, a renowned artist associated with Warlukurlangu Artists. In 2007, Andrea lived in Nyirripi and in 2011, she moved to Billiluna, a community near the Tanami Road in Western Australia, located 147 km south of Halls Creek and 593 km northwest of Yuendumu.
Since 2007, Andrea has been creating art for the Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation. She primarily focuses on her father’s Jukurrpa, specifically Yurrampi Jukurrpa (Honey Ant Dreaming). These Dreamings are deeply connected to the land, its features, and the flora and fauna that inhabit it, having been passed down through generations, from her father's forefathers.
This Dreaming is particularly significant to the women of the Nakamarra/Napurrurla subsections and the Jakamarra/Jupurrurla men. It is connected to a place known as Jaralypari, north of Yuendumu. The Dreaming involves the Lukarrara, a desert fringe-rush (species Fimbristylis oxystachya and Fimbristylis eremophila), which produces an edible seed. Traditionally, these seeds are ground using a large stone ('ngatinyanu') and a smaller stone ('ngalikirri') to produce flour. This flour is then mixed with water ('ngapa') to make damper cakes that are cooked and consumed.
In traditional Warlpiri paintings, iconography is employed to depict the Jukurrpa, specific sites, and other elements. Large concentric circles often symbolise the site of Jaralypari and the seed-bearing grass Lukurrara. The 'U' shapes typically represent the Karnta (women) collecting Lukarrara, while straight lines often illustrate seeds falling to the ground, also gathered by the women using their 'parrajas' (wooden food carriers) and 'karlangu' (digging sticks).
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