Medium: Acrylic on canvas, Dimensions: 43cm x 70cm, Code: LNF122
Price: AUD$6,500.00
Bush Potato
The bush potato is one of the staple root foods of the Warlpiri and other desert people. Collected largely by women, it grows in defined areas, regenerating itself through seeds and division of subterranean tubers.
About Lorna Fencer Napurrula
Lorna Fencer Napurrula was born in 1920 in Yumurrpa country which is situated near the Granites in the Tanami Desert, Northern Territory. The Yarla (Yam) Dreaming track originates from this region and travels north toward Lajamanu. She was a senior Warlpiri (language/tribal law group) woman. Lorna lived predominantly at Lajamanu and regularly worked in galleries in Katherine.
Full Biography
© 21 First Street 2000 - 2010
All images on the 21 First Street website are the property of the Artist and 21 First Street.
Permission to use images from the website may be obtained from info@21FirstSt.com.