Title: Bush Plum & Utnea
ID: 0612537
Artist: Lyndsay Bird Mpetyane
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 90x70 cm
The Aboriginal iconography depicted in this painting are associated with Ahakeye - Bush Plum and Utnea - Snake Dreaming.
- The concentric circles represent the Mulga tree; it also symbolises the scared sites of Ahakeye - (Bush Plum Dreaming).
- The linear pattern indicate the branches and the root system of the plant.
- The smaller circles represent the land markings/sites associated with Utnea (Snake Dreaming)- where two snakes grew up together and travelled the land marking important places such as Elgoanna.
If you would like to know more about the Bush Plum and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:
- Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories
- Aboriginal Symbols and their Meanings
- Utopia Aboriginal Art: Aboriginal Paintings from the Central Desert
Aboriginal Symbols Glossary:
(Click on a symbol icon to learn about the meaning)
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
The Aboriginal iconography depicted in this painting are associated with Ahakeye - Bush Plum and Utnea - Snake Dreaming.
- The concentric circles represent the Mulga tree; it also symbolises the scared sites of Ahakeye - (Bush Plum Dreaming).
- The linear pattern indicate the branches and the root system of the plant.
- The smaller circles represent the land markings/sites associated with Utnea (Snake Dreaming)- where two snakes grew up together and travelled the land marking important places such as Elgoanna.
If you would like to know more about the Bush Plum and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:
- Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories
- Aboriginal Symbols and their Meanings
- Utopia Aboriginal Art: Aboriginal Paintings from the Central Desert
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Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 90x70 cm
The Aboriginal iconography depicted in this painting are associated with Ahakeye - Bush Plum and Utnea - Snake Dreaming.
- The concentric circles represent the Mulga tree; it also symbolises the scared sites of Ahakeye - (Bush Plum Dreaming).
- The linear pattern indicate the branches and the root system of the plant.
- The smaller circles represent the land markings/sites associated with Utnea (Snake Dreaming)- where two snakes grew up together and travelled the land marking important places such as Elgoanna.
If you would like to know more about the Bush Plum and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:
- Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories
- Aboriginal Symbols and their Meanings
- Utopia Aboriginal Art: Aboriginal Paintings from the Central Desert
Aboriginal Symbols Glossary:
(Click on a symbol icon to learn about the meaning)
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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