Juluwarlu - Wendy Ngurra Cap (m/jul056)
Unisex one size fits most cap featuring designs based on an original artwork by Wendy Hubert called "Ngurra."
Ngurra, country its beautiful its goonmardii (pleanty of food, good country) We can go fishing, we got kangaroos, turkeys, we never cook in the river, we cook up top. I paint to show people how to appreciate country, to not rubbish it, always pick your rubbish up becauase country will be there forever, for generations to generation.
MATERIALS: Quick dry 100% polyester
One size fits most, adjustable with strap
CARE INSTRUCTIONS: Cold hand wash only
Due to the nature of the manufacturing and placement of the artwork on the fabric, each hat is individual and different from the next.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Juluwarlu Art Group is a collective of Yindjibarndi artists who celebrate Yindjibarndi Country, culture and language through a diverse range of artistic practices. The collective is based in Ieramagadu (Roebourne), a town of approximately 900 people which is located in the remote north-western Pilbara region of Western Australia, while the ancestral homeland of the artists, Yindjibarndi Country, surrounds the nearby Millstream Tablelands and Fortescue River area.
Wendy Hubert is a respected Yindjibarndi Elder, Cultural Custodian and Linguist who has lived passionately and supported her Roebourne and Yindjibarndi community for more than 40 years. As Wendy paints, she inspires our young people with her memories and stories of Yindjibarndi culture and the YIndjibarndi cultural heroes she has worked with during her lifetime of commitment. Wendy’s artworks celebrate our 60,000 year old Yindjibarndi culture and our continuing management and care for our West Pilbara tableland country.
“I know my Ngurra. I know its Laws. I am an Yindjibarndi Custodian, old now, but strong in my thinking and my life. So I have painted here, my country after fire. The rain will come. When it comes everything will grow again. It has done this since the beginning of time and will go on doing this forever.”
This item is available in Store at Midland Junction Arts Centre.
Image courtesy of the artist.
