DepartmentOceania

Bush Yam Dreaming, Painting

NamePainting

Artist Janet Golder Kgnwarreye (born 1973)

CultureAnmtyerre (Australian aboriginal group)

Date2019

Place madeMulga Bore, Utopia Homelands, Australia, Oceania

MediumAcrylic, canvas

Dimensions40 3/16 × 20 11/16 in. (102 × 52.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, MNMF Collection, Purchased with funds from JoAnn and Bob Balzer at the 2019 International Folk Art Market

Object numberA.2021.6.3

Collections

Oceania

DescriptionMuiltcolored, brown and yellow tones overall; This painting represents the bush yam flower, leaf, and seed, which include the most important food sources for Aboriginal people.