Rosemary Pitjara 'Bush Yam Leaves' Print

Rosemary Pitjara
Region: Utopia, NT
Language Group: Anmatyerre

Rosemary Pitjara in an Anmatyerre woman from the Utopia region of the Northern Territory, born in 1961. She is part of a family of renowned Aboriginal artists, including Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Jeannie Pitjara, Greeny Purvis Petyarre, Evelyn Pultara, and others. Rosemary was part of the Utopia Women's Batik Group, which produced batiks that ere exhibited internationally and later transitioned to painting on canvas with acrylic paints. Her art primarily focuses on the representation of leaves, particularly Bush Yam and Bush Medicine Leaves, collected from her Country, depicted in a flowering pattern.

Bush Yam Leaves, 2023

This painting depicts the small leaves of the yam plant and the transition in the colors of the leaves over the seasons. Aboriginal women use their digging sticks to gather the edible white root, which is a principal food source (bush tucker) for Aboriginal people from Utopia. It is an important part of the women's role in traditional culture is to collect bush foods that they pay homage to in Awelye (Women's Ceremony).

 

Dimensions: 12" x 16"

Includes exhibition logo on the back.

Royalties of the sale of this product benefit the artist and their family.

Printed in the USA

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