The country associated with this Ngapa Jukurrpa (water Dreaming) is Mikanji, a watercourse that is usually dry, west of Yuendumu. In this creek bed there are mulju (soakages). The custodians of this Jukurrpa are men of the Jangala/Jampijinpa skin groups, and women of the Nangala/Nampijinpa skin groups. The Dreaming travelled from Puyurru, northwest of Yuendumu to a mulju in the Mikanji creek. By the side of the soakages two old blind women of the Nampijinpa skin group were singing. A rain ancestor travelled to Mikanji from Puyurru and unleashed a huge storm. As the two women strained their eyes to see the sky, tears formed in their eyes, creating the rain. Their spirits can still be seen at Mikanji in the form of two ngapiri (river red gums) growing near the soakage. Motifs frequently used to depict this story include concentric circles representing mulju (water soakages) and short bars depicting mangkurdu (cumulus & stratocumulus clouds). In this print Nangala has depicted several dogs by the waterhole. Like many in the Yuendumu community, Nangala is kept company by faithful dogs. Luy & Whisky, her malaki, are regular visitors to the art centre where she paints.
© Warlukurlangu artists of Yuendumu