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Betsy Napangardi Lewis Mina Mina Jukurrpa (Mina Mina Dreaming) 2006
Acrylic on Belgian linen 1520 x 1220mm $11450
The country associated with this print is Mina Mina, a place far west of Yuendumu, significant to Napangardi
and Napanangka women who are the custodians of the Dreaming that created the area. The Dreaming describes
the journey of a group of women of all ages who travelled east gathering food, collecting Ngalyipi (Tinospora
smilacina or snake vine) and performing ceremonies as they travelled. The women began their journey at Mina
Mina where karlangu (digging sticks) emerged from the ground. Taking these implements the women travelled
east creating Janyinki and other sites. Their journey took them eventually beyond Warlpiri country. The women
collected Ngalyipi, snake vine, which grows along the trunks and boughs of desert oak. Ngalyipi is a vine
sacred to Napangardi and Napanangka women and has many uses. It is used as a ceremonial wrap, as a strap to
carry parrajas laden with bush tucker and as a torniquet for headaches. They also collected Jinti panta (edible mushrooms).