Grass Seed Dreaming Kathleen-petyarre-tag tapering lines overlap gracefully to

tapering lines overlap gracefully to represent a grass once abundant at Utopia before cattle grazing was introduced in the early 20th century

Ada's works are now collected throughout the world and reside in many outstanding collections

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

according to botanist Peter Latz in his book

or munyeroo

Grass Seed Dreaming Kathleen-petyarre-tag tapering lines overlap gracefully toIn 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