Agnes Nampijinpa Fry

Agnes paints the Watiya-warnu Jukurrpa (Seed Dreaming) which tells the story of a Jangala ‘watiya-warnu’ (Acacia tenuissima) ancestor who travelled south from a small hill called Ngurlupurranyangu to Yamunturrgnu (Mount Liebig). As he travelled he picked the ‘watiya-warnu’ seeds and placed them in ‘parrajas’ (foor 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 seeds in the late afternoon. This Jukurrpa belongs to Nampijinpa/Nangala women and Jampijinpa/Jangala men. Agnes paints her contemporary Walpiri paintings using traditional iconography to represent the Jukurrpa, particular sites and other important features.