Aboriginal art for sale.

This authentic Indigenous 91cm x 76cm canvas is a gorgeous artwork from Central Australia. Delivered rolled up you can choose how and when you want to display it.

The beautiful artwork comes with a Certificate of Authenticity stamped and signed from Warlukurlangu Artist Centre, an Aboriginal owned art centre in the Northern Territory. We work directly with the art centre so you can feel confident in the artwork provenance and that you have ethically purchased an incredible artwork.

The original Aboriginal artwork makes a special Australian gift for and family and friends overseas for special birthdays or as a wedding present.

The Artwork Story

This painting tells the story of a Jangala ‘watiya-warnu’ (Acacia tenuissima) ancestor who travelled south from a small hill called Ngurlupurranyangu to Yamunturrngu (Mount Liebig). As he travelled he picked the ‘watiya-warnu’ seeds and placed them in ‘parrajas’ (food carriers), one of which he carried on his head. Watiya-warnu is a seed bearing tree that grows in open spinifex or mulga country. When people returned to their camp after collecting the seeds they would make large windbreaks for shelter and winnow the seed in the late afternoon. Immature ‘watiya-warnu’ seed is ground into a paste and can be used to treat upset stomachs. The associated ‘watiya-warnu’ ceremony involves the preparation of a large ground painting. This Jukurrpa belongs to Nampijinpa/Nangala women and Jampijinpa/Jangala men. In contemporary Warlpiri paintings traditional iconography is used to represent the Jukurrpa, particular sites and other elements. In paintings of this Dreaming ‘U’ shapes are often depicting women collecting the ‘watiya-warnu’ seeds. Oval shapes represent the ‘parrajas’ where they carry the seeds and strait lines beside them frequently portrait digging sticks.