Margaret Nangala Gallagher.

This particular site of Yankirri Jukurrpa (Emu Dreaming) is at Ngarlikurlangu, north of Yuendumu. The yankirri travelled to the rock hole at Ngarlikurlangu to find water. This Jukurrpa belongs to the Jangala/Jampijinpa men and Nangala/Nampijinpa women. In contemporary Warlpiri paintings traditional iconography is used to represent the Jukurrpa, associated sites and other elements. Emus are usually represented by their ‘wirliya’ (footprints), arrow-like shapes that show them walking around Ngarlikurlangu eating ‘yakajirri’ (bush raisin). In the time of the Jukurrpa there was a fight at Ngarlikurlangu between a ‘yankirri’ ancestor and Wardilyka (Australian bustard) ancestors over sharing the yakajirri. There is also a dance of this Jukurrpa that is performed during initiation ceremonies.