MEREDITH CURTLEY - TJANMATA (BUSH ONION)
MEREDITH CURTLEY
TJANMATA (BUSH ONION), 2024
180 X 98.5 cm
acrylic on linen
REGION
APY (Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara) Lands
PROVENANCE
Ernabella Arts, SA
Art Leven, NSW
STORY
Meredith paints tjanmata, a bush onion found near creek beds on the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in the remote northwest of SA. Anangu bake the small bulbs in hot ashes and eat them once the outer papery covering (nyiri) is removed.
ARTIST PROFILE
MEREDITH CURTLEY