BIDDY LONG - BUSH POTATO DREAMING

BIDDY LONG
BUSH POTATO DREAMING,  2018
60 x 60 cm
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Canvas
 
REGION
Lajamanu, NT
 
PROVENANCE
Warnayaka Art, NT
Cooee Art Leven, NSW 
 
STORY
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.
 
 
ARTIST PROFILE
BIDDY LONG