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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Debbie Napaljarri Brown, Wanakiji Tjukurrpa (Bush Tomatoe), 2023

Debbie Napaljarri Brown Australian, Warlpiri , b. 1985

Wanakiji Tjukurrpa (Bush Tomatoe), 2023
acrylic on canvas
91 x 61 cm
1594/23ny
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The Wanakiji Jukurrpa (bush tomato) {Solanum chippendalei} Dreaming travels through Yaturlu (near Mount Theo, north of Yuendumu). 'Wanakiji' grows in open spinifex country and is a small, prickly plant with...
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The Wanakiji Jukurrpa (bush tomato) {Solanum chippendalei} Dreaming travels through Yaturlu (near Mount Theo, north of Yuendumu). "Wanakiji" grows in open spinifex country and is a small, prickly plant with purple flowers that bears green fleshy fruit with many small black seeds. After collecting the fruit the seeds are removed with a small wooden spoon called 'Kajalarra'. The fruit then can be eaten raw or threaded onto skewers called 'turlturrpa' and then cooked over a fire. 'Wanakiji' can also be skewered and left to dry. When they are prepared in this way it is called 'turlturrpa' and the fruit can be kept for a long time. In contemporary Warlpiri paintings traditional iconography is used to represent the Jukurrpa , particular sights and other elements. The Wanakiji Jukurrpa belongs to Napanangka/Napangardi women and Japanangka/Japangardi men.
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