Grass Seed Dreaming Jennifer-ingkatji-tag My Mother’s Country

My Mother’s Country

During the 1970s

cultural and religious beliefs and practices of Aboriginal Australians

In his paintings he incorporates many Dreaming sites which represent significant rockholes

The Aboriginal artist Greeny Purvis Petyarre was born c

Grass Seed Dreaming Jennifer-ingkatji-tag My Mother’s CountryIn many of Barbara Weirs paintings, long, tapering lines overlap gracefully to represent a grass once abundant at Utopia before cattle grazing was introduced in the early 20th century. Its botanical name is Portulaca oleracea. For thousands of years, this grass has been important to Aboriginal people because its small black seeds can be ground into flour. Rather than painting the seeds, Weir depicts the grass itself. Her colours show its natural