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2000
Language Group:Alyawarre
Country:Ntaria (Hermannsburg), West of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas
Subjects:Akatyerre (Desert Raisin), Awelye (Women's Ceremony) for Akarley (Northern Wild Orange), Bush Medicine, Country, Seven Sisters Dreaming, Women Collecting Akatyerre (Desert Raisin), Women Collecting Awele Awele (Wild Tomatoes) and Angkwerrpme (Mistlet
Nikita began painting for Mbantua Gallery in June 2017. Born in Alice Springs in 2000, she grew up in Hermannsburg and Ampilatwatja. Her parents, Joycie Morton and Eric Inkamala, are both artists. Nikita is married to a son of Thelma Dixon, who has been painting for Mbantua since 1998. Nikita's work reflects the distinctive style of her large extended family.
Nikita depicts Akatyerre which is the Anmatyerre word for the desert raisin, wild sultana or bush tomato. Once collected, the Aboriginal women eat the akatyerre raw or grind them into a paste before being consumed. There is a Dreamtime story that belongs to the akatyerre for Nikita and the people of Ntaria (Hermannsburg) country. Ceremonies are performed to demonstrate respect for this story and maintain the existence of the akatyerre plant.
