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Click to enlargec.1910 – 1996
- Region
- Eastern Desert
- Community
- Utopia
- Language group
- Anmatyerr (Anmatyerre)
Athamarenye, 1993
synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen
127 x 125 cm
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- Provenance
- Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney, NSW Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings, Melbourne, Vic Neil McLeod Fine Arts, Dandenong, Vic, Cat No. EK248
- Artwork story
- Emily's middle name, Kame, is taken from the yam Dreaming site at Alhalkere. The nutritional value of the yam is hidden underground, in the swollen roots and their pod-like attachments which are difficult to locate as the plant's unpredictable growth patters make harvest complicated and specialised. Emily's yam story can be found in all her work, even though in some paintings the yam motif is not obvious, it lies below the surface of them all. This work embodies the spirit of her country.