035
Queenie
Mckenzie
Gija (ca.1930–1998)
Woodawoodum (Bush sugar bag country)
natural pigments and binder on canvas
46 x 61cm
PROVENANCE
Waringarri arts, WA, cat.no.AP1306; accompanied by original certificate
of authenticity
Private Collection, WA
Documentation reads
This painting tells the story of a place called Miniji sugar bag country
(bush honey) where sugar bag is covered in every tree you see. This area
is called Woodawoodum, a famous place for weekend walkabout in the days
when I was a young girl. The hill on the bottom of the painting is called
Woodawoodum, that is where the trees are. The other big hill on top with
a bend in it is part of the ranges and is very rough to go through. I
remember gathering the sweetest of sugar bag and taking it home to the
family. The sugar bag is different to the sugar I buy at the shop only
because it comes from Native Bush bees.