Watiya Warnu Dreaming

This painting tells the story of a Jangala watiya-warnu ancestor who travelled south from a small hill called Ngurlupurranuangu to Yarnunturrngu (Mount Liebig). As he travelled he picked the watiya-warnu is a 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.