Samantha Wilson NAPURRURLA

Wanakiji Jukurrpa (Bush Tomato Dreaming) , 2023

Art : Aboriginal
Origine : Yuendumu
Dimensions : 76 x 76 cm
Medium : Acrylic on canvas
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N° : 4726

Samantha Wilson Napurrurla is a painter from the Yuendumu community in the Northern Territory.

Here, through her meticulous use of dot painting, she depicts the Wanakiji Jukurrpa (Bush Tomato Dreaming). The "Wanakiji" grows in open spice fields and is a small spiny plant with purple flowers that bears fleshy green fruits containing numerous tiny black seeds. Once harvested, the seeds are removed using a small wooden spoon. The fruits can then be eaten raw, skewered and cooked over a fire, or left to dry.

In contemporary Warlpiri paintings, traditional iconography is used to represent the Jukurrpa, specific sites, and other elements.