* Artist: Long Maggie Nakamarra White
* Skin name: Nakamarra
* Jukurrpa: Warna Jukurrpa (Snake Dreaming)
* Catalogue: 2077/06
* Size: 30 × 30 cm
* Art centre: Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Association, Yuendumu
* Certificate date: 26 July 2007
* Place depicted: Ngama, south of Yuendumu
This Jukurrpa belongs to Jakamarra and Jupurrurla men. The place depicted in this painting, Ngama, is located south of Yuendumu in the Northern Territory. This story describes the journey of Yarripiri the warnu (snake). The snake travelled from Wirnparrku near Mt. Liebig, to Yimparlu, Ngapanangka-jarra, Warlajirri, Kumurrunu, Yinyirrinyi and on to Ngama. Later Yarripiri travelled further north via Mirrpirrnta (Mission Creek) and right through to the top end of Australia. Yarripiri was very sad as his family had left him behind at Wirnparrku. He was blind and crippled but he was determined to follow and search them out. He had to be carried. This is the job undertaken by the kurdungurlu (managers of the Dreaming). Where Yarripiri’s tail slumped and touched the ground there were creeks formed, such as Mijirlparnta, west of Yuendumu. This Dreaming belongs to Nakamarra/Napurrurla women and Jakamarra/Jupurrurla men.
One Phoenix Arts acknowledges the Larrakia people as the Traditional Owners of the land on which our gallery stands, and pays respect to Elders past and present. We acknowledge the artists and their communities across the Northern Territory, the Kimberley and the deserts, who hold the stories in these works.
