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Original Artwork - MB061020
$320.00
1988
Language Group:Alyawarre
Country:Alhalkere, Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas
Subjects:Atnwelarre (Pencil Yam), Kame (Pencil Yam Seed), Awelye (Women's Ceremony), Atnwelarre (Pencil Yam) in My Country
Belinda was born in Alice Springs in 1988 and grew up in Boundary Bore. Belinda is the daughter of Margaret Golder and Sammy Petyarre (deceased).
Belinda commenced painting when she was in her twenties under the guidance of her grandmother, Polly Ngale. Belinda also learnt to paint by her sister, Janet Golder. Janet has been painting for Mbantua Gallery for a long time.
Artist: Belinda Golder Kngwarreye
Size: 45 x 45cm
Title: Atnwelarre (Pencil Yam) in My Country
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2023
Atnwelarre (Pencil Yam) in My Country
Belinda paints Atnwelarre (pencil yam) in her country, Alhalkere in the Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs. The Atnwelarre is a trailing herb or creeper, sometimes covering large areas, with bright green leaves, yellow flowers and long skinny yams (swollen roots). These are an important food source which can be eaten raw or cooked in hot sand and ashes.
In this painting, Belinda paints the leaves, flowers and Kame (pencil yam seeds). The Atnwelarre and Kame stories are very important Dreamtime stories for Belinda’s country and ceremonies by her people are performed to ensure its productivity as a food source and life form of the ancestors. Belinda uses dot work in this painting to represent the Kame.
