About the Painting: The Napaljarri-Warnu Jukurrpa (Seven Sisters Dreaming) depicts the story of the seven ancestral Napaljarri sisters who are found in the night sky today in the cluster of seven stars in the constellation Taurus, more commonly known as the Pleiades. The Pleiades are seven women of the Napaljarri skin group and are often depicted in paintings of this Jukurrpa carrying the Jampijinpa man 'wardilyka' (the bush turkey [Ardeotis australias]) who is in love with the Napaljarri-warnu and who represents the Orion's Belt cluster of stars. Jukurrajukurra, the morning star, is a Jakamarra man who is also in love with the seven Napaljarri sisters and is shown chasing them across the night sky. In a final attempt to escape from the Jakamarra the Napaljarri-warnu turned themselves into fire and ascended to the heavens to become stars. The custodians of the Napaljarri-warnu Jukurrpa are Japaljarri/Jungarrayi men and Napaljarri/Nungarrayi women.
Artist: Athena Granites
Region/Language: Yuendumu People
Artist Bio:Athena Granites was born in 1994 at the Alice Springs Hospital and is from a remote Aboriginal community called Yuendumu. She spent most of her life on Yuendumu land in the Northern Territory. Athena comes from a line of well-known artists and is the great granddaughter of Paddy Japaljarri Sims (Deceased) who was one of the founding artists of Warlukurlangu Artists.
CreatorAthena Granites
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