Marie Ryder

Bush Tomato

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Marie Ryder

Bush Tomato

Code: 09021544
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 92x62cm
Year: 2009
Price: $

The painting depicts the Bush tomato (awele-awele). The bush tomato is an edible food source (bush tucker) for the Aboriginal people living in Central Australia. The Eastern Arrernte Aboriginal women gather the fruit at certain times of the year, generally after rain. When the fruit ripens it turns a purple colour.

The concentric circles depicted represent the place where the awele-awele grow

If you would like to know more about the Bush Tomato and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:

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