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Emily
Kame Kngwarreye
Anmatyerre (ca.1916–1996)
Arlatyey (Yam Dreaming), 1995
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
119 x 76.5cm
PROVENANCE
Creative Native, Fremantle, WA, cat.no.YTR-95/8; accompanied by original
certificate of authenticity; including two colour images of the artist
executing the painting
Private Collection, Perth
Exhibited
The Tjukurpa Collection: An exhibition of Aboriginal paintings from remote
desert communities, Central TAFE Art Gallery, Perth, 31 August –
12 September 2001.
Documentation reads
The arlatyey or ‘pencil yam’ is a very traditional bush food
and is a focal point for much of Emily’s work. The bold brushwork
and layering represents the flowers of the plant, as well as different
seeds at different stages of decay in their life cycle. The word Kame
means Atnwelarr plant.