Mina Mina Jukurrpa

$5,000.00

Mina Mina is an extremely important ceremonial site for Napangardi and Napanangka women that is located approximately 600 kms west of Yuendumu. The area has a marluri (salt lake or claypan) that is usually dry, without water. There are also a number of mulju (soakages), sandhills, and a large stand of kurrkara (desert oaks). The Mina Mina Jukurrpa is an important source of Warlpiri knowledge and social organisation, particularly relating to the different roles performed by men and women. The Mina Mina Jukurrpa tells the story of a group of ancestral karnta (women) who travelled from west to east. In the Jukurrpa, these ancestral women danced at Mina Mina and karlangu (digging sticks) rose up out of the ground.