Sabrina Spencer b. 1974
Bush Onion Dreaming by Sabrina Spencer, 2018
147 x 200 cm
57 7/8 x 78 3/4 inches
57 7/8 x 78 3/4 inches
acrylic on canvas
TIAA-SS201810
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The bush onion is an important source of food that is traditionally collected by women, and it grows around waterholes and water sources in Sabrina’s country. The women gather, cook...
The bush onion is an
important source of food that is traditionally collected by women, and it grows
around waterholes and water sources in Sabrina’s country. The women gather,
cook and eat the nutritious onion. The waterholes around which the onion grows are
usually depicted as the central roundel, and the myriad of white dots and the
dotted lines are representative of the plant growing around them or around the
dry creek beds after rains. Sabrina draws from the depth of her knowledge of
her ancestral country to depict the features of the land, and the nutritious or
medicinal plants that grow around waterholes.
important source of food that is traditionally collected by women, and it grows
around waterholes and water sources in Sabrina’s country. The women gather,
cook and eat the nutritious onion. The waterholes around which the onion grows are
usually depicted as the central roundel, and the myriad of white dots and the
dotted lines are representative of the plant growing around them or around the
dry creek beds after rains. Sabrina draws from the depth of her knowledge of
her ancestral country to depict the features of the land, and the nutritious or
medicinal plants that grow around waterholes.
