Bush foods

Bush foodsThis fabric shows all the different bush foods that Joyce was taught by the old ladies to find, harvest, and cook. Joyce Dixon was born in 1977 at Papunya and has been painting since she was around 10 years old. She paints her country, Karrinyarra (Mount Wedge), around two hours' drive north of Haasts Bluff the country of the Napaltjarri women and Japaltjarri men. She was raised partly by Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri and Paddy Tjungarrayi Carroll, two

Nampitjinpa paints her father’s country of rockholes (puli) and sandhills (tali)

These Marsha pants by Mavis Marks depicts the Women's Business Story - the ceremonial dancing of the women at Watiyawanu (Mt Liebig) and their body painting designs

we all left together and went to Haasts Bluff

she moved to Watiyawanu (Mt Liebig) with her husband and began to paint at the art centre there

There is plenty bushtucker – mangilpa

This wrap dress by Mitjili Napurrula depicts the Watiya Tjuta - the acacia trees of Uwalkari country in the Gibson Desert - used to make kulata (ceremonial spears)

share their stories and renew their law

“My grandmother

Make something with it

Hayley grew up in Eastern Arrernte Country and attended Yirrara College in Alice Springs

on their way to women's business

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