Artwork Story
Atnwelarre, the Pencil Yam, and Kame, the seed of this plant, are the subject of Jean's painting. The Atnwelarre is a trailing herb or creeper, sometimes covering large areas, with bright green leaves, yellow flowers and long skinny yams (swollen roots). These are an important food source which can be eaten raw or cooked in hot sand and ashes.
In the Dreamtime there are two parts to the Kame story. Two different seeds were born that created two different species of Pencil Yam, one called Atnwelarre which belongs to Jean's country, and the other called Arlatyeye which belongs to Arnumarra country.
