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Lorna Naparrula Fencer, Bush Yam, 2000, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 91 x 61cm

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Lorna Naparrula Fencer

c.1924–1925 – 2006

Region: Central Desert & Tanami
Community: Lajamanu
Language group: Warlpiri

Bush Yam, 2000

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

91 x 61cm

$1,500

Provenance: Katherine Art Gallery, Katherine, NT, Cat No. L/0019 Cooee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW
Artwork story: This painting depicts Wapartali - the Little Bush Potato. This is a favourite food of the Warlpiri and the major totem for this artist. In what is the major dreaming story for the Napurrulla women Wapartali and Yumurpa - the Big Bush potato fights a battle which ends in a just settlement. It is a morality tale about how Warlpiri people live in harmony. It is also one of the major ceremonial stories for the artist.