39 AM 5153/07
Betsy Napangardi Lewis Mina Mina Jukurrpa (Mina Mina Dreaming) 2005
Acrylic on Belgian linen 910 x 910mm SOLD
This story is part of Karntakurlangu (Women's Dreaming) which belongs to Napanangka/Napangardi
subsection. During the Dreamtime a group of Napanangka/Napangardi women travelled through Janyinki to
Mina Mina, the site associated with this Dreaming, on their way east. They carried Karlangu (digging sticks)
and collected bush tucker such as Jintiparnta and Purlurntari, which they carried in their Parraja (food carriers).
Both Jinti-parnta and Purlurntari are varieties of edible fungus, also known as native truffle, that is found afer
rains. The growing fungus forces the earth above it to crack, exposing it. Women collect the Jinti-parnta,
squeeze out the juice, then eat it after cooking. Also Napanangka/Napangardi were collecting Ngalyipi to make
shoulder strap to carry a coolamon with bush tucker. The design depicted within this painting are the digging