Bush Tucker Size:115 x 145 cm My Mother’s Country is the

My Mother’s Country is the title of this painting

the surrounding country was abundant with Portulaca oleracea

It represents a woman’s breast decorated for women’s ceremony

It is used as a ceremonial wrap and as a strap to carry ‘parraja’ (coolamons) and ‘ngami’ (water carriers)

She captures the intensity and power of country where the Iwantja Tjukitji (Iwantja Soakage) is located

Bush Tucker Size:115 x 145 cm My Mother’s Country is theLorna Fencer Napurrula was born in the 1920s in the Tanami Desert in Central Australia. She was among the first Aboriginal artists who took up painting with acrylic on canvas and linen in her community of Lajamanu. As a prominent elder she not only maintained but strengthened her cultural identity through her paintings and ceremonies. Lorna passed away in 2006 but her art will survive generations. In 2007 she was named one of Australias 50 most