Amwekety (Bush Plum) by Gracie Morton 198x122cm Cat 6632GM

"Amwekety (Bush Plum)" by Gracie Morton captivates with its movement and flow, weaving the ancestral stories of her country. The arc shapes in the painting represent the ceremonial body designs worn by women who have inherited the Dreaming of the Amwekety (Bush Plum). This significant Dreaming highlights the bush plum, a vital food source rich in vitamin C and prolific in the region.

Gracie Morton Pwerle belongs to the Alyawarre language group in Utopia, southeast of Alice Springs. She upholds her cultural heritage, with her surname appearing in various spellings (Pwerle, Pwerl, Purle, or Ngale) due to different linguistic interpretations.