KATHLEEN PETYARRE - MOUNTAIN DEVIL LIZARD DREAMING

 KATHLEEN PETYARRE
MOUNTAIN DEVIL LIZARD DREAMING,  2008
122 x 122 cm
synthetic polymer paint on belgian linen
 
PROVENANCE
Utopia, NT
Gallerie Australis, S.ACoo-ee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW 
 
STORY
The centre of this painting represents a sacred Womenā€™s Dreaming site associated with the green pea (antweth). Depicted throughout the painting are seeds (ntang) of the pea, which are an important food for the ā€�traditional healerā€¯ (ngangkar), and the Mountain Devil Lizard (Arnkerrth). The elongated X-shape represents two of the artistā€™s Mountain Ancestors Dreaming paths.
 
EXHIBITED
Summer Sun, January 2016, Coo-ee Art GalleryRipples in the Water - Lines in the Sand, March 2010, Dank Street DepotMaunsell Wicks August 2008, August 2008, Maunsell Wickes