Bush Tucker
Australian bush tucker collection. For information on bush tucker visit our website at www.utopialaneart.com.au.
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Women Collecting Bush Tucker (SOLD)
In this painting Marie Ryder depicts women collecting merne awele awele, known as the wild tomato or gooseberry (Solanum ellipticum) and merne utyerrke, known as the wild or desert fig (Brachypoda). Merne means food in Marie’s language. The clonal sub-shrub of the awele awele grows most commonly on foothills and lower hill slopes throughout Central Australia. It produces beautiful purple flowers and velvety grey or bluish-green leaves. Drought resistant it can produce tomatoes when the weather i
Women Collecting Bush Tucker (Mistletoe and Tomato) (SOLD)
In this painting Marie Ryder depicts women collecting merne awele awele, known as the wild tomato or gooseberry (Solanum ellipticum) and angkwerrpme; mistletoe. Merne means food in Marie’s language. The clonal sub-shrub of the awele awele grows most commonly on foothills and lower hill slopes throughout Central Australia. It produces beautiful purple flowers and velvety grey or bluish-green leaves. Drought resistant it can produce tomatoes when the weather is dry, but the tomatoes are produced i
Women Collecting Bush Tucker (Wild Fig)
In this painting, Marie Ryder has depicted women collecting merne utyerrke, known as the wild or desert fig (Brachypoda). Merne means food in Marie’s language and utyerrke is the fig. The figs grow on a large shrub that is found throughout Central Australia. This shrub has smooth grey bark and large glossy green, leathery leaves that were often used in women’s leaf games and love magic. When the figs mature they turn a yellow tint and then to red-brown. These are an important food source and ca
Bush Tucker by Nikita Inkamala (SOLD)
Artist Name: Nikita InkamalaSkin name: InkamalaCountry: Ntaria (Hermannsburg)Lives: Utopia, Central Australia Specs Medium: Synthetic polymer paint on canvas Size of painting: 30cm x 30cm Size of canvas border: Approx 6cm This painting comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and artist profile. . Learn More. #aboriginalart #utopialaneart #indigenousart #decoratingideas #art #painting #nativeart #artlover
Women Collecting Bush Tucker (Wild Figs) by Marie Ryder
In this painting, [Marie Ryder](http://www.utopialaneart.com.au/collections/marie-ryder) has depicted women collecting merne utyerrke, known as the wild or desert fig (Brachypoda). Merne means food in Marie’s language and utyerrke is the fig. The figs grow on a large shrub that is found throughout Central Australia. This shrub has smooth grey bark and large glossy green, leathery leaves that were often used in women’s leaf games and love magic. When the figs mature they turn a yellow tint and t
Women Picking Bush Tucker (Mistletoe)
In this painting Marie Ryder depicts women picking mistletoe. Women are represented by the U shaped symbols, accompanied by their digging sticks and coolamons (carved wooden bowls).. Learn More. #aboriginalart #utopialaneart #indigenousart #decoratingideas #art #painting #nativeart #artlover
Women Picking Bush Tucker (Wild tomato and Wild fig) (SOLD)
In this painting Marie Ryder depicts women picking merne awele awele, known as the wild tomato or gooseberry (Solanum ellipticum). Merne means food in Marie’s language and awele awele is the tomato. The clonal sub-shrub of the awele awele grows most commonly on foothills and lower hill slopes throughout Central Australia. It produces beautiful purple flowers and velvety grey or bluish-green leaves. Drought resistant it can produce tomatoes when the weather is dry, but the tomatoes are produced i
Women Collecting Bush Tucker by Marie Ryder (SOLD)
In this painting [Marie Ryder](http://www.utopialaneart.com.au/collections/marie-ryder) depicts women collecting wild passionfruit (merne arrwerneng), wild orange (merne atwakeye), quandongs (merne pmerlpe), bush banana (merne alangkwe) and witchetty grubs (tyape atnyematye). The wild passionfruit grows on a spiny shrub that produces white, delicate flowers that only last for a day or two. The fruit ripens in the summer and lasts until the winter frosts. When the green fruit ripens, it splits o
Bush Melon | Utopia Lane
These are one of few varieties of bush tomatoes (nightshade species) in Central Australia that are actually edible. Most are highly poisonous and difficult to discern from those that are edible. To consume these melons, the fruit is first split like pictured and the bitter seeds discarded. Pictured: Lizzie Moss Pwerle of Utopia holds these melons known as Anemangkerr. 📸: Utopia Lane
