Pencil Yam Dreaming by Rachael Nambula
Title: Pencil Yam Dreaming
ID: 09061627
Medium: Acrylic on Belgian Linen
Size: 47x25 cm
Artist: Rachael Nambula
The painting represents the Pencil yam in its early stages of maturity. The Pencil yam is a staple food source (bush tucker) and when fully grown is gathered by the Aboriginal women from Utopia
in central Australia.
The Pencil yam is celebrated in awelye ceremonies. Through body painting, song lines and dance cycles the women pay homage to the spirit of the yam plant to ensure its perpetual germination.
If you would like to know more about the Pencil Yam Dreaming and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:
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