Athem-Aranya (Women Dancing) A16620 Bush Tucker | Aboriginal Art grain by grain

grain by grain

Size: 60 x 120cm

An important role for the women traditionally was to collect the native bush foods for the rest of the tribe

This is Jeannie’s depiction of Bush Yam Flowers

with the oval shapes representing the swamps and lakes near her homelands in Central Australia

Athem-Aranya (Women Dancing) A16620 Bush Tucker | Aboriginal Art grain by grainYear: 2010 Size: 91. 5 x 90cm acrylic on linen Angelina Ngale has depicted the women and children covered in body paint design as they sing and dance in ceremony with the witch doctor. According to the beliefs of the Anmatyerre people, the Athem aranya are small creatures that live where there is no fire. The ceremony is undertaken by the women, children and the witch doctor to ward off the "Athem aranya" spirits and to protect the children from