Artist: Roschelle Nampijinpa Major
Title: Snake Dreaming
Area: N.T.
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 46cm x 30cm
Snake Dreaming

Certificate of Authenticity included with painting
Unstretched – Unframed

Artwork: The place depicted in this painting, Ngama, is located south of Yuendumu in the Northern Territory. This Dreaming belongs to Nakamarra/ Nappurrurla women and Jakamarra/ Jupurrurla men. This story describes the journey of Yarripiri, an ancestral ‘warna’ (snake).

He travelled from Wirnparrku near Mt. Liebig to  Yimparlu, and continue its way through the territories of  Ngapanangka-jarra, Warlajirryi Kurnmundu, Yinyirrinyi on to Ngama.

Yarripiri’s Journey: The narrative follows the ancestral snake Yarripiri traveling across various traditional territories from Wirnparrku to Ngama.

The Search for Family: Yarripiri was left behind, blind, crippled, and sad.

Shaping the Country: His movements shaped creeks and landscape features in the Northern Territory.