Possum Dreaming

The Possum Dreaming is near Mt Singleton. This Dreaming refers to the Possum ancestors of the Jakamarra people. A Jakamarra man wanted a Nangala woman who had fair hair. The Nangala woman was of the wrong 'skingroup' and the elders forbid their marriage. The couple eloped and on their journey traveling West they transformed themselves into Possums. The Jakamarra people were angry for breaking law and pursued them until they were caught and killed by the tribe. This ceremony can produce great magic which can punish those who have broken tribal laws. This is Michael's grandfather's Dreaming. The E symbols represent the Possum prints.

This print was made during workshops in collaboration with Cicada Press at the College of Fine Arts at the University of New South Wales. Papunya Tjupi has developed an ongoing working relationship with Michael Kempson, the director of Cicada Press since it's inception in 2007 through several work shops conducted both in Papunya and in Sydney. This relationship is part of a collaborative partnership of artistic and cultural exchange between the university and the Papunya Tjupi Art Centre.