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Our dynamic artists are from the Utopia region, a large remote area of Central Australia with no government funded art centre. It has one of the richest art histories and is strongly female led.
âThe Dreamtime is the mythological representation of what Aboriginal people carry in their minds. The source of life! This knowledge has not just been planted in their minds, it is taught and structured through initiation and ceremony.â - A.P. Elkin, Professor of Anthropology, 1920âs-1930âs
Anaty (Desert Yam) by Jeannie Mills Pwerle (SOLD)
30cm x 15cm
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Designs in this painting reflect the Anaty (Desert Yam) Dreaming. The Anaty is the Alyawarr word for desert yam which is similar to a sweet potato and grows in the wild across Central Australia. Growing up to the size of a human head, this yam is an important food source for the Aboriginal people of Central Australia and is still collected and eaten today.
The linear brush work represents the yam and flower, while the dot work in this painting represents its seed.
About the artist:
Name: Jeannie Mills
Skin name: Pwerle (also spelled Pwerl)
Language group: Alyawarr
Country: Irrwelty
Lives: Utopia, Central Australia
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