Artist: Kara Napangardi Ross
Title: Flying Ant Dreaming.
Area: N.T.
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 30cm x 30cm

Certificate of Authenticity included with painting
Unstretched – unframed

Artwork: This painting depicts the Pamapardu Jukurrpa (Flying Ant Dreaming) from Wapurtali, west of Yuendumu. Pamapardu is the Warlpiri name for flying ants or termites that build the large anthills found throughout Warlpiri country.

This country belongs to Nakamarra/Napurrula women and Jakamarra/Jupurrula men. ‘Pamapardu’ are flying ants. They build earth mounds (‘mingkirri’) get flooded out, so the ‘pamapardu’ grow wings and floy off to make new homes, following their queens to dry mounds or to build a new home.