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Mina Mina Ruffle Dress

Mina Mina Ruffle Dress

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This comfortable and stylish Blue Mina Mina Ruffle Dress is perfect for all kinds of outings.

This beautiful Blue Mina Mina Ruffle Dress brings summer fun with its frilly design and 100% cotton fabric for a comfortable fit. Perfect for toddlers who are always on the go! It's crafted with lightweight, breathable fabric that will keep your little one cool and comfortable all day long.

Made from 100% cotton. Available in sizes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.

Hand made locally on Dharawal Country on the South Coast of New South Wales.

100% Aboriginal owned and operated.

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About the Artist

Antoinette Napanangka Brown.

Mina Mina is an extremely important ceremonial site for Napangardi and Napanangka women that is located approximately 600kms west of Yuendumu, just east of Lake Mackay and the WA border. 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 ritual knowledge and social organization, particularly relating to the different roles performed by men and women.

The 'kirda' (owners) of this country are Napangardi/Napanangka women and Japangardi/Japanangka men, who can depict portions of the Mina Mina Jukurrpa in their paintings. There are a number of different components of the Mina Mina Jukurrpa - artists usually choose to depict one particular aspect. These can include 'karnta' (women), 'karlangu' (digging sticks), 'majardi' (hairstring skirts/tassels), 'ngalyipi' (snakevine), 'jintiparnta' (desert truffle), and 'kurrkara' (desert oak).

The Mina Mina Jukurrpa tells the story of a group of ancestral 'karnta' (women) who traveled from west to east. In the Dreamtime, these ancestral women danced at Mina Mina and 'karlangu' (digging sticks) rose up out of the ground. They collected these digging sticks and started travelling to the east. They carried their digging sticks over their shoulders and they were adorned with 'majardi' (hairstring belts), white feathers, and necklaces made from 'yinirnti' (bean tree) seeds. They continuously anointed themselves with 'minyira' (shiny fat) to increase their ritual powers as they went along. As the women travelled, they were followed by a 'yinkardakurdaku' (spotted nightjar) from the Jakamarra subsection. The bird would call out and then hide in the bushes behind them as they travelled.

When the women danced at Mina Mina, they created a large dust cloud that swept up the 'walyankarna' (snake ancestors).

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