My Mother's Country by Dora Mbitjana

My Mother's Country by Dora MbitjanaDora draws inspiration from her mother's country, Atnwengerrp, whilst bringing her own dynamic style and technique to the canvas. Symbols represents Awelye (women's body paint), Anemangkerr (bush melons) and an old waterhole symbol that is found etched into the rocks at Anthep; a sacred women's site on Atnwengerrp. Swatches Titanium white on a Yellow Oxide background.

wild flowers and bowls of bush foods which are interconnected with body paint designs

and her grandmother award winning artist Betty Morton

either by sucking them or steeping them in water to make a sweet drink

60cm w x 30cm h x 2cm d

soaking them in the water again before being consumed

The plants depicted in Betty's painting are found in the country around Ampilatwatja and Irrwelty in Central Australia and are used for making bush medicine

120cm w x 45cm h x 2cm d

Two different kame (pencil yam seeds) were borne that created two different species of pencil yam

“Akely-amperl arrkay-renem atham-areny-rnem

One is called Atnwelarr and the other called Arlatyeye

Then you pour the fat into it and rub yourself with the antywerleny

180cm w x 90cm h x 2cm d