Antwelarre in My Country

Belinda Golder Kngwarreye

SKU MBA-2
Artwork Year

2023

Dimensions

60 x 40 cm

Medium

acrylic on canvas

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Belinda paints Atnwelarre (pencil yam) in her country, Alhalkere in the Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs. The Atnwelarre is a trailing herb or creeper, sometimes covering large areas, with bright green leaves, yellow flowers and long skinny yams (swollen roots). These are an important food source which can be eaten raw or cooked in hot sand and ashes. In this painting, Belinda paints the leaves, flowers and Kame (pencil yam seeds). Atnwelarre and Kame stories are very important Dreamtime stories for Belinda’s country and ceremonies by her people are performed to ensure its productivity as a food source and life form of the ancestors. Belinda uses dot work ni this painting to represent the Kame.

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