Alison Munti Riley b. 1966
Kaliny-Kalinypa by Alison Munti Riley, 2025
60 x 45 cm
23 5/8 x 17 3/4 inches
23 5/8 x 17 3/4 inches
acrylic on linen
TIAA-AM202539
Currency:
In this painting, Alison depicts Kaliny-Kalinypa, or the honey grevillea plant grevillea eriostachya, a native shrub that produces long spikes of bright yellow-green flowers. It is a sought-after food source,...
In this painting, Alison depicts Kaliny-Kalinypa, or the honey grevillea plant grevillea
eriostachya, a native shrub that produces long spikes of bright
yellow-green flowers. It is a sought-after food source, cherished in particular
by Anangu children for the honey-like nectar that the flowers produce. Alison talks
of her memories of the flowers being placed in a in a coolamon with kapi
(water) to soak, which makes a refreshing sweet drink that she calls “bush
cordial”, or “honey water”. There is cultural significance and Dreaming
stories related to this plant; Alison says this Kaliny-Kalinypa Dreaming story
belonged to her great-grandmother, her father’s grandmother.