Miinypa (Native Fuscia) & Ngarlu Jukurrpa (Love Story)

The Ngarlu Jukurrpa details a love story between a Jungurrayi man and a Napangardi woman. Within the Warlpiri kinship system, Napangardi is Tjungurrayi's mother-in-law, and so their relationship was forbidden according Warlpiri Law. A group of women from Ngarlu who gossiped about the forbidden lovers were transformed into "miinypa" (native fuschia). Miinpa produce small red flowers containing a sweet, honey-like pollen, and still grow in Ngarlu today.

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

Artwork Size: 61 x 107cm

Catalogue No: 287-26