Drusilla Spencer Nangala is the daughter of the famous artist Grace Butcher. Here she evokes an episode from Dreamtime. This painting is dedicated to the seeds of the watiya-warnu (a bush endemic to Western Australia), which have a curative use for the Aborigines living in the desert. They crush the seeds to make a paste which, when ingested, cures stomach problems. It's hardly surprising, then, that the Aborigines have a legend linked to the watiya-warnu ancestor, but the gist of it is reserved for the initiated.
Drusilla Spencer NANGALA
Watiya-warnu Jukurrpa (Dream of the seed) , 2023
Art : Aboriginal
Origine : Yuendumu
Dimensions : 61 x 61 cm
Medium : Acrylic on canvas
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N° : 4422
