c. 1975
Language Group:Anmatyerre
Country:Ilkawerne (El-go-an-na) , Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas and Linen, Wood Carving
Subjects:Ngkwerlp (Wild Tobacco) Story, Shifting Sand Hills, Grinding Stone
Daughter of Doreen and Harold Payne, Violet is a very talented artist and has been painting from an early age. She enjoys community projects, whether it is painting acrylics on canvas, carving wood or painting the varied seeds that are strung together to make necklaces.
Violet married Stewart Rumble (Mary Rumble's nephew) in 2015.
Artist: Violet Payne Ngale
Size: 60 x 45cm
Title: Ngkwerlp (Wild Tobacco) Story
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year Painted: 2024
Ngkwerlp (Wild Tobacco) Story
Violet paints the story of the Ngkwerlp (Wild Tobacco). This herb has soft leaves and creamy white, trumpet shaped flowers. The leaf of the plant is picked and chewed by the aboriginal people and can also be used for medicinal purposes. In the olden days, and in some areas today, the seeds would be collected and replanted by the aboriginal people.
