Originally from Yuendumu in the Central Desert, Ritasha Watson evokes here the Dream (Jukurrpa) linked to the Possum Ancestor whom the Aborigines call Janganpa. Australian possums are small nocturnal marsupials that make their nests in the trunks of eucalyptus trees. These trees are used by the Aborigines to make medicinal remedies as well as tools, spears and so on. Legend has it that in the Dreamtime, a group of Janganpa lived on a large hill called Mawurrji, to the west of Yuendumu. Every evening, they set off in search of food, particularly flying ants (pamapardu in Warlpiri). A Janganpa ancestor living elsewhere had met a woman who gave him her two daughters in marriage, but one day she decided to run away with them and settle in Mawurrji. The spurned husband followed them to their camp and killed them with a stone axe. The bodies of the victims turned into the rocks that can still be seen in Mawurrji.
Ritasha Watson NAMPIJINPA
Janganpa Jukurrpa (Brush-tail Possum Dreaming) - Mawurrji , 2025
Art : Aboriginal
Origine : Yuendumu
Dimensions : 61 x 46 cm
Medium : Acrylic on canvas
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N° : 4728







