Bush Bean Ceremony by William Sandy
This artwork represents a ceremony performed by Aboriginal people in honour of the importance and significance of bush foods to desert survival. The ceremonial site is called Kaanpi and is located in the north west corner of South Australia.
The bush bean grows in the region of Kaanpi. The dotting is topographical representation of the spinifex and sand-hill country typical of the Kaanpi area.. The dotted red lines symbolise the bush bean. This work was created in 1994.
If you would like to know more about Bush Bean Ceremony and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:
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