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Bush Tomato Dreamingby Jezebel Napanangka PresleyThe Wanakiji Jukurrpa or Bush Tomato Dreaming travels through Yaturlu (north of Yuendumu) in Central Australia. The Wanakiji grows in open spinifex country and is a small, prickly plant with purple flowers that bear green fleshy fruit with many small black seeds. After collecting the fruit, the seeds are removed with a small wooden spoon called Kajalarra. The fruit can then be eaten raw or threaded onto skewers called Turlturrpa and then cooked over a fire. Wanakiji can also be skewered and left to dry. In contemporary Warlpiri paintings traditional iconography is used to represent the Dreaming particularly sites and other elements. The Bush Tomato Dreaming belongs to the Napanangka/Napangardi women and the Japanangka/Japangardi men. |
ArtistJezebel Napanangka Presley was born in 1986 with her mother's country Ti Tree and her father's country of Willowra. Growing up Jezebel would often travel between the two communities although she attended school in Ti Tree. Once married she relocated to Yuendumu Community approximately 300km from Alice Springs in Central Australia. In 2016 Jezebel began working closely with Warlukurlangu Art Centre in Yuendumu. She paints her father's Dreaming which has been passed down to her by her grandmother and aunties. These stories relate directly to her land, it's features including the plants and animals found in the area. |
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