Bush Hen Dreaming A12932 Minimalism in Aboriginal Art A very fine beanwood shield

A very fine beanwood shield

The young girls accompany the women to learn which seeds to collect and how to make the bush damper

Walala Tjapaltjarri is part a small family group that made international headlines when they walked out of the remote Western Australian desert in late 1984

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Bush Hen Dreaming A12932 Minimalism in Aboriginal Art A very fine beanwood shieldYear: 2007 Size: 121 x 181. 5cm acrylic on linen This painting depicts Bush Hen Dreaming, a story Abie inherited from her Grandfather. The painting shows the travels of the bush hen (bush turkey) across the country near Utopia as it searches for food. The painting shows the topography of the country in Central Australia. The circle in the centre of the painting represents the waterhole, with tracks leading toward it. This is where the hen stopped to