Jennifer Purvis Kngwarreye
Yam Seed Dreaming
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Jennifer Purvis Kngwarreye
Yam Seed Dreaming
Code: 0706662
Medium: Acrylic on Belgian Linen
Size: 200x118
Year: 2007
Price: $
The artwork refers to kame, the seed of the Antwelarr
. The Kame Dreamtime story is of significance to the artist and her family from Alhakere in central Australia.
Antwelarr is celebrated in their Awelye ceremonies. Certain song lines and dance cycles are performed to ensure its productivity as a food source. Homage is paid to the Kame ancestors.
If you would like to know more about Yam Seed Dreaming and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:
- Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories
- Aboriginal Women
- Awelye (Womens Ceremony) Art
- Utopia Aboriginal Art: Aboriginal Paintings from the Central Desert
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