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Bush Potato Dreaming – Yarla Jukurrpa

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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. Sometimes they were eaten raw as they hold a lot of water.  In this painting the potatoes are cooked and out of the fire and are so tasty.

Painting
850 x 500mm Acrylic on Canvas
2020
239-20