Jeannie Petyarre

Anmatyerre Language group.

"Bush Yam"

125 x 166cms

Ref No: MM1020JP

The design in this painting represents the intertwining root system of the Bush Yam, whichis a sought after food item.

Jeannie Petyarre was born in the early 1960's near Utopia in the Northern Territory .Jeannie is the neice of the late Emily Kngwarreye. She has been painting since the mid 1980's and paints the Yam Dreaming, which is a major story for the Utopia region.