LIDWINA (NINA) TEPOMITARI LYDWINA PURUNTATAMERI - KULAMA AND MURANGA
SKU: 19788
LIDWINA (NINA) TEPOMITARI LYDWINA PURUNTATAMERI
KULAMA AND MURANGA, 2021
120 x 80 cm
Natural Earth Pigments on Canvas
REGION
Tiwi Islands, NT
PROVENANCE
Munupi Arts & Crafts, NT
Cooee Art Leven, NSW
STORY
Bush yams. When the flower is gone from the muranga they (the old people) used to dig them up and make bread with them. When older people sing about kulama that is when its time to dig the Kulama (yam).
Now we dig the muranga and the kulama and bake them in the fire. It tastes like damper.
EXHIBITED
Tiwi Creation, May 2022, Cooee Art | Redfern
ARTIST PROFILE
AU$3,800.00Price
