Tim Leurah Tjapaltjari, Yam spirit dreaming, 1972

The painting portrays the ecological associations of the yam plant and includes figures representing kangaroo, lizard, dingo, crow, men, women and children, all connected by the roots of the yam plant and depicted against a background of grass (dark stippling), burned grass (red stippling), and marsh (large dark spots).

Order and chaos in  the Australian Landscape

Imagining Landscapes

Chloe Giordano
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