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Iy-lenky-la (Small Earth Worm) and Irreyakwerre (Wild Onion) Dreaming MB057515-Loretta Jones Petyarre
Loretta Jones Petyarre
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1981
Language Group:Alyawarre
Country:Arawerre (Soapy Bore), Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas and Linen
Subjects:Iy-lenky-la (Small Earth Worm), Awelye (Women's Ceremony), Tharrkarr (Sweet Honey Grevillea), Irreyakwerre (Wild Onion) Dreaming, Ntyeny Ngkwarl (Red Mallee Flower), Women's Dreaming, Bush Tucker, Iy-lenky-la (Small Earth Worm) and Irreyakwerre (Wild
Loretta Jones Petyarre belongs to a strong family of artists. She grew up at Arawerre (Soapy Bore) which is in the Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs. Her mother, Gypsy Jones, has been an artist for a long time and Loretta would have probably been taught to paint and gained knowledge about the stories she paints by Gypsy and other ladies in her community.
Loretta has five sisters and four brothers (Jilly, Sandra, Agnes, Rhonda, Lilly, Anthony, Robert, Denny and Kevin), most of whom paint as well. She continues to live in the Utopia region with her extended family.
Loretta paints the story of the Irreyakwerre (Wild Onion). This plant is also known as yalka, nalgoo or onion grass (Cyperus bulbosus). The Irreyakwerre is one of the most important food plants in Central Australia, growing throughout the area and producing bulbs (onions) all year round except for a few weeks after rain when they germinate to form new plants.
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