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Bush Tucker – Epenarra
Artist : Deandra Beasley

Bush Tucker – Epenarra

Bush tucker is a major subject of painting for Aboriginal artists, which is strongly related to the ancient knowledge from their past of hunter-gatherers.In Epenarra, people are still collecting bush tucker to feed their family and provide a healthy alternative to the Western food and to gather the whole family for teaching about the bush (bush school). 
Some of the regular bush tuckers painted featurealkwarrer(bush banana),anaty(bush potato),akatyerr(bush sultana),ayernt(bush plum),arrweneng(passion fruit) andtyap(witchetty grubs).

  • Deandra Beasley
  • 18-EP162
  • 30 x 30 cm
  • Acrylic on Canvas

Price: $104.00

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About the Artist

Deandra is born in 2000 in Alice Springs. She learnt about art in Worawa Aboriginal College in Victoria before moving back to Epenerra. It is her grandmother and her mother, Cheryl Ladd who shows her how to paint bush tuckers and landscape, particularly Barrow Creek. 

She is often painting bush tuckers, flower....

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Deandra Beasley

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Description

Bush tucker is a major subject of painting for Aboriginal artists, which is strongly related to the ancient knowledge from their past of hunter-gatherers.In Epenarra, people are still collecting bush tucker to feed their family and provide a healthy alternative to the Western food and to gather the whole family for teaching about the bush (bush school). 
Some of the regular bush tuckers painted featurealkwarrer(bush banana),anaty(bush potato),akatyerr(bush sultana),ayernt(bush plum),arrweneng(passion fruit) andtyap(witchetty grubs).

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