Damper Seeds

Raelene Williams Ngala

Raelene paints Bush Damper Seeds. The bush damper seed grows around waterholes on the tips of desert grasses, and are collected by the women and ground into a flour using a grinding stone. The flour is then mixed with water and out on hot coals to make damper, a type of bush bread.

Raelene Williams Ngala is from the Pitjantjara Utopia region of the Northern Territory.