Bush Leaves MK17969 'Mother Country Tjukurrpa' | Aboriginal Art ISBN - 9780987240453

ISBN - 9780987240453

Size: 120 x 60cm

The works portray the root system of the Bush Yam as it grows underneath the ground

Size: 118 x 119cm

In this painting Tatali has also depicted important sites for the women of her tribe

Bush Leaves MK17969 'Mother Country Tjukurrpa' | Aboriginal Art ISBN - 9780987240453Year: 2014 Size: 40 x 90cm acrylic on linen This painting shows Janets depiction of Bush Leaves, a native bush that grows in the Utopia area in Central Australia. The leaves are collected by the Anmatyerre women, cooked over a fire and eaten. The leaves are sweet tasting. Janet comes from Boundary Bore in the Utopia region, approx 270kms north east of Alice Springs. She is married to Ronnie Bird Jungala, son of the famous Utopia artist Lindsay Bird