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The ‘kirda’ (owners) of this Dreaming are Nangala\/Nampijinpa women and Jangala\/Jampijinpa men. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis Jukurrpa tells the story of a ‘yankirri’ (emu) and a ‘wardilyka’ (bush turkey [Ardeotis australis]). ‘Yankirri’ lived at a soakage to the west called Warnirripanu (or Walangkamirirri), while ‘wardilyka’ lived at a soakage to the east called Parirri.  The emu and bush turkey used to go around the country picking ‘yakajirri’ (bush raisins [Solanum centrale]) and mashing them into ‘kapurdu’ (fruit balls) to save in their nests for later. However, they were jealous of each other; the emu thought that the bush turkey was picking the best and juiciest ‘yakajirri’, and was leaving him with only the sour ‘yakajirri’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe emu went to the bush turkey’s nest to the east while the bush turkey was out hunting and smashed up the ‘kapurdu’ that the bush turkey had saved there. 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In many paintings of this Jukurrpa curved and straight lines represent the ‘ngawarra’ (flood waters) running through the landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMotifs frequently used to depict this story include small circles representing ‘mulju’ (water soakages) and short bars depicting ‘mangkurdu’ (cumulus \u0026amp; stratocumulus clouds).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bim Bam Brisbane","offers":[{"title":"Shorty Jangala Robertson \/ 61 x 61 cm \/ Acrylic on Linen","offer_id":43105045086420,"sku":null,"price":1650.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0405\/5367\/6952\/products\/SHORTY644-08.jpg?v=1659323266"},{"product_id":"bush-medicine-dreaming","title":"Bush Medicine Dreaming","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe painting depicts particular leaves from plant species, which contain medicinal properties. 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