Allow your garments and textile pieces to celebrate indigenous Australian culture by incorporating this gorgeous Warlukurlangu Birdie Paradise 112 cm Cotton Drill Fabric. Cotton drill is a heavier weight twill weave fabric that can be used in both pants and jackets, yet it is still lightweight enough for casual dresses and uniforms – drill can also be used for craft or home décor projects. This material is composed of 100% cotton. It is supplied in a 112 cm width and sold by the metre. Spotlight has a beautiful range of fabrics, featuring amazing artwork by the talented first nations peoples creating with Warlukurlangu, Artists of Yuendumu. Find the perfect fabric for your projects in-store or online. This painting depicts one of many ‘jurlpu’ (bird) species that live around Yuendumu. The bush around Yuendumu provides many different habitats for birds to live in. Many bird species live around waterholes and rivers, like the ‘pirniny-pirninypa’ (black fronted dotierel [Elseyornis melanops]) and Ngatijirri (budgerigar Melopsitiacus undulates]). Others live in the spinifex country, like the ‘nuwiyingki’ or ‘panngarra’ (cockatiel [Nymphicus hollandicus]). Still others make nests in trees, like the ‘juwayikirdi’ (grey crowned babbler [Pomatostomus temporalis]). People hunt some of these species for meat. The most popular species to hunt today are the ‘yankirri’ (emu [Dromaius novaehollandiae]) and ‘wardilyka’ (bush turkey [Ardeotis australis]). People also used to hunt ‘yupurru’ (spinifex pigeon [Geophaps plumifera]) and ‘ngapilkiri’ (crested pigeon [Ocyphaps lophotes]), among others. A number of bird species tell people messages. Several species tell people when rain is coming, including the ‘jin??rr-jin??rrpa’ (willy wagtail [Rhipidura leucophrys]) and ‘kalwa’ (crane). The cries of other birds, like the ‘kirrkalanji’ (brown falcon [Falco berigora]) and ‘ngamirliri’ (bush stone curlew [Burhinus grallarius]), can make children sick. The ‘paku-paku’ (crested bellbird [Oreoica gutiuralis]) and ‘kurlukuku’ (diamond dove [Geopelia cuneata]) are messengers of love songs. People also use messages from birds to help them hunt. The ‘juwayikirdi’ (grey crowned babbler [Pomatostomus temporalis]) and ‘piirn-piirnpa’ (yellow throated miner [Manorina flavigula]) cry when goannas are nearby. People know to run quickly when these birds cry, so that they can catch the goannas. In Warlpiri culture, ‘jurlpu’ (birds) are associated with a number of different ‘Jukurrpa’ (Dreaming) stories. Some are even associated with major ceremonies, including the Jardiwarnpa fire ceremony.
