Melissa Sandy Australian, Yinjabarni, b. 1977
Spinifex Country, 2023
acrylic on canvas
61 x 108 cm
6735-23
In September, when we are looking for gum from the Blue Gum Tree, we walk through the spinifex country. We pick the gum when it is crystal colour, and we...
In September, when we are looking for gum from the Blue Gum Tree, we walk through the spinifex country. We pick the gum when it is crystal colour, and we eat it, or put it into hot water to make it like a toffee. We call it sugar lolly.