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URSULA NAPANGARDI MARKS - BUSH POTATO DREAMING

URSULA NAPANGARDI MARKS - BUSH POTATO DREAMING

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URSULA NAPANGARDI MARKS

BUSH POTATO DREAMING,  2020
120 x 149 cm
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Canvas

 

REGION

Lajamanu, NT

 

PROVENANCE
Warnayaka Art Centre, 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.

 

 

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