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The main motif of this painting depicts the Wakirlpirri (Dogwood - Acacia coriacea) tree. Wakirlpirri is a very useful tree
that grows on the sides of creek beds and near Mulga trees. The seeds can be eaten raw or they can be cooked on the fire
and a deliciously sweet drink called Yinjirrpi is made from the seeds when they have been dried. The wood can be used to
make Karli (boomerangs), other weapons and dancing boards for ceremony and is good wood for burning on the fire - rain
cannot extinguish burning Wakirlpirri wood. In contemporary Warlpiri paintings traditional iconography is used to represent
the Jukurrpa, particular sites and other elements. The Jukurrpa travels from Jarrarda-Jarrayi through to Puturlu (Mount
Theo) west of Yuendumu. This Jukurrpa belongs to Japanangka and Japangardi men, and Napanangka and Napangardi
women.