Country

Colleen Morton Kngwarreye

1957

Alyawarre

Ampilatwatja, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory

Acrylic on Canvas and Linen, Batik on Silk

Country, Bush Medicine, Awelye (Women's Ceremony), Women Collecting Bush Medicine, Women Collecting Bush Tucker, Women Collecting Imuna (Bush Food) and Bush Medicine, Ceremony

Colleen was involved in the Utopia Women's Batik Group. Her work is represented in 'A Picture Story', a project initiated by CAAMA in the late 80's. When Colleen was a child, she was taught about bush medicines and how to collect them from her mother and grandmother.