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Janganpa Jukurrpa (Marsupial mouse Dreaming)

Neville Japangardi Poulson
Janganpa Jukurrpa (Marsupial mouse Dreaming)
 1986

Medium
batik on cotton

Measurements
259.0 × 85.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Peter and Theodora Toyne, Members, 1995
©Neville Japangardi Poulson/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Yuendumu, Northern Territory

Accession Number
1995.712

Department
First Nations Australia

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation

Physical description
Simple design in maroon, red ochre, yellow and white lines and patches of colour, free of dots, represents "kuruwarri" associated with the marsupial mouse ancestor. The concentric circles represent campsites and the parallel lines indicate the marsupial mouse Dreaming path. Alongside the circle-path symbols are marsupial mouse tail and paw marks, the signs left when such small animals move through the desert.

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