Bush Seed Dreaming Ada-bird-petyarre-tag 1986 Queensland University

1986 Queensland University

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

An eight panel series on the same subject was shown at Raft Artspace in Darwin in April 2002

Two Jangala men

Violet Petyarre and her sisters inherited the Thorny Devil Lizard Dreaming from their paternal grandmother

Bush Seed Dreaming Ada-bird-petyarre-tag 1986 Queensland UniversityAs a child, Kathleen travelled around her country with her parents, siblings and extended family according to the seasonal availability of food and water. In doing so she developed a deep understanding and knowledge of the land, both physically and spatially. My Country Bush Seeds depicts the sandhills, spinifex, water holes, bush seeds and bush flowers of Kathleens traditional country, Atnangkere and details the land traversed by Arnkerrthe during