Possum Dreaming A16294 Pegleg Tjampitjinpa ‘Awelye’ or body painting designs

‘Awelye’ or body painting designs also feature in this painting

approx 800km west of Alice Springs in Central Australia

Size: 40 x 88cm

with the smaller dots representing sandhills or ‘Tali’

Size: 61 x 62cm

Possum Dreaming A16294 Pegleg Tjampitjinpa ‘Awelye’ or body painting designsYear: 2009 Size: 90 x 120cm acrylic on linen This is Paddy Stewart Tjapaltjarri's depiction of Janganpa Jukurrpa or Possum Dreaming. This story tells of the journeys made by a possum ancestor who travelled all over the Warlpiri lands during the Dreamtime. Possums (Janganpa) were frequently found across much of Warlpiri country, however due to feral cats and the introduction cattle and other feral animals, the possum has become extinct in these areas.