Title: Yam Seed Dreaming
ID: 09071704
Artist: Jennifer Purvis Kngwarreye
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 71x30 cm
The artwork refers to kame, the seed of the Antwelarr
. The Kame Dreamtime story is of significance to the artist and her family from Alhakere
in central Australia.
Antwelarr is celebrated in their Awelye
ceremonies. Certain song lines and dance cycles are performed to ensure its productivity as a food source. Homage is paid to the Kame ancestors.
If you would like to know more about Yam Seed Dreaming and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:
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Description
The artwork refers to kame, the seed of the Antwelarr
. The Kame Dreamtime story is of significance to the artist and her family from Alhakere
in central Australia.
Antwelarr is celebrated in their Awelye
ceremonies. Certain song lines and dance cycles are performed to ensure its productivity as a food source. Homage is paid to the Kame ancestors.
If you would like to know more about Yam Seed Dreaming and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:
- Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories
- Aboriginal Women
- Awelye (Womens Ceremony) Art
- Utopia Aboriginal Art: Aboriginal Paintings from the Central Desert
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Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 71x30 cm
The artwork refers to kame, the seed of the Antwelarr
. The Kame Dreamtime story is of significance to the artist and her family from Alhakere
in central Australia.
Antwelarr is celebrated in their Awelye
ceremonies. Certain song lines and dance cycles are performed to ensure its productivity as a food source. Homage is paid to the Kame ancestors.
If you would like to know more about Yam Seed Dreaming 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.-->





