Jason Woods JAPALTJARRI

Seed Dreaming , 2021

Art : Aboriginal
Origine : Yuendumu
Dimensions : 46 x 91 x 3 cm
Medium : Acrylic on canvas
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N° : 4078

Originally from Yuendumu in the Central Desert, Jason Woods Japaltjarri evokes the Dreamtime story of watiya-warnu in this work. This dream belongs to the Nampijinpa/Nangala women's clan and the Jampijinpa/Jangala men's clan.

Watiya-warnu, also known as acacia tenuissima, is a shrub endemic to Australia. 

This Dreaming tells the story of a Jangala ancestor who harvests seeds from this plant on the hills of Mount Liebig, Yamunturrngu. Once the seeds were gathered, he placed them in parrajas, which are wooden gathering baskets, to return to his village. Some seeds were then sown in shelters protected from the wind, while others were used to make a remedy to cure stomach aches.