This artwork refers to the root system of the Pencil yam plant in central Australia as well as body marking applied during awelye ceremonies.
Pencil yam is an important bush tucker food for Aboriginal people and is a significant Dreaming to whose to have attachment to the origins of the pencil yam. It is celebrated in their awelye 
ceremonies. Certain song lines, body paint and dance cycles are performed to pay homage to ensure perpetual germination of the pencil yam plant.
The Aboriginal women from Utopia dig them up in creek-beds. They look for the white roots, then cook them in the hot earth beside the fire until they are just firm.
If you would like to know more about the Yam and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:
An Australian Aboriginal artwork should always be issued with a Certificate of Provenance, also known as a Certificate of Authenticity. This document contains vital information on the artist, as well as details about the artwork itself. When selling on an artwork, please ensure that this document is passed on. Authenticity of Provenance means that the origin or authorship of a work of art has been correctly identified.
Central Art follows a well defined provenance and authenticity process to ensure that we are an exemplar in our business practice . Careful and detailed documentation follows – each work is given a catalogue number, inscribed on the back of the artwork with the Central Art stamped logo, the artist's signature and the title of the work.
Printed on the Certificate of Provenance is a copyright acknowledgement that reads as follows:
This work is copyright. The copyright is owned by the Artist and his/her people. This painting may not be reproduced in part, in whole, or in any other form without the permission of the Artist or his/her inheritors clearly in writing, with all knowledge prior to final proof to the family concerned – then only when clearance has been approved.
Description
This artwork refers to the root system of the Pencil yam plant in central Australia as well as body marking applied during awelye ceremonies.
Pencil yam is an important bush tucker food for Aboriginal people and is a significant Dreaming to whose to have attachment to the origins of the pencil yam. It is celebrated in their awelye ceremonies. Certain song lines, body paint and dance cycles are performed to pay homage to ensure perpetual germination of the pencil yam plant.
The Aboriginal women from Utopia dig them up in creek-beds. They look for the white roots, then cook them in the hot earth beside the fire until they are just firm.
If you would like to know more about the Yam and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:
- Aboriginal Food
- Awelye (Women's Ceremony Art)
- Aboriginal Women
- Utopia Aboriginal Art: Aboriginal Paintings from Central Desert
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Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 147x86 cm
This artwork refers to the root system of the Pencil yam plant in central Australia as well as body marking applied during awelye ceremonies.
Pencil yam is an important bush tucker food for Aboriginal people and is a significant Dreaming to whose to have attachment to the origins of the pencil yam. It is celebrated in their awelye ceremonies. Certain song lines, body paint and dance cycles are performed to pay homage to ensure perpetual germination of the pencil yam plant.
The Aboriginal women from Utopia dig them up in creek-beds. They look for the white roots, then cook them in the hot earth beside the fire until they are just firm.
If you would like to know more about the Yam and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:
An Australian Aboriginal artwork should always be issued with a Certificate of Provenance, also known as a Certificate of Authenticity. This document contains vital information on the artist, as well as details about the artwork itself. When selling on an artwork, please ensure that this document is passed on. Authenticity of Provenance means that the origin or authorship of a work of art has been correctly identified.
Central Art follows a well defined provenance and authenticity process to ensure that we are an exemplar in our business practice . Careful and detailed documentation follows – each work is given a catalogue number, inscribed on the back of the artwork with the Central Art stamped logo, the artist's signature and the title of the work.
Printed on the Certificate of Provenance is a copyright acknowledgement that reads as follows:
This work is copyright. The copyright is owned by the Artist and his/her people. This painting may not be reproduced in part, in whole, or in any other form without the permission of the Artist or his/her inheritors clearly in writing, with all knowledge prior to final proof to the family concerned – then only when clearance has been approved.
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