Ngalyipi Jukurrpa (Snake Vine Dreaming) A15493 Bush Tucker | Aboriginal Art dancing and traditional law knowledge

dancing and traditional law knowledge

chests using their fingertips and small

Angelina Ngale has depicted the women and children covered in body paint design as they sing and dance in ceremony with the witch doctor

Angelina creates her works through building up textured layers of interlacing dots

The painting was passed to Nellie by her mother a Warlpiri woman

Ngalyipi Jukurrpa (Snake Vine Dreaming) A15493 Bush Tucker | Aboriginal Art dancing and traditional law knowledgeYear: 2008 Size: 117 x 179cm acrylic on linen The country referred to in this painting is the Purtulu (Mt Theo) area, situated north west of Yuendumu and is significant to the Napangardi and Napanangka women who are the custodians of the Dreaming. The Ngalyipi (Snake Vine) grows around gum trees and is collected by the Napangardi and Napanangka women to make straps to cure headaches. The leaves from the vine are used as a bandage for cuts and wounds.