Bush Potato Dreaming – Yarla Jukurrpa

This dreaming tells about bush yams or potatoes. The trees are green all year round. When the flowers are on the tree the women know that the potatoes are ready to dig for. The women look for long, thin cracks along the ground, made from the vines of the potato plant. The women dig where the cracks are. The potatoes are deep in the ground, sometimes more than one meter deep. The women gather them in wooden dishes, called parraja in Warlpiri. Bush potatoes are cooked on the coals, and have a sweet taste.

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Medium: Painting
1200 x 900mm Synthetic Polymer Paint on Canvas
Year: 2021
SKU: 359-21

Description

This dreaming tells about bush yams or potatoes. The trees are green all year round. When the flowers are on the tree the women know that the potatoes are ready to dig for. The women look for long, thin cracks along the ground, made from the vines of the potato plant. The women dig where the cracks are. The potatoes are deep in the ground, sometimes more than one meter deep. The women gather them in wooden dishes, called parraja in Warlpiri. Bush potatoes are cooked on the coals, and have a sweet taste.

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Weight 0.8 kg

About Annie Johnson

Napanangka, Annie Simon, has lived in Lajamanu her whole life.  She now leaves town for dialysis. In 2020 she has began painting with her sister and co-wife, Kitty Napanangka Simon, as their husband passed away a few years ago and they have more time.  Annie has 5 children and many grand children.  Her art draws on the lands her family once lived in about 400kms south of Lajamanu.

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