Ngalyipi Jukurrpa (Snake Vine Dreaming) A15493 Bush Tucker | Aboriginal Art chests using their fingertips and

chests using their fingertips and small

Still to this day many Aboriginal people that live in the desert rely on traditional bush food as a part of their diet

Angelina creates her works through building up textured layers of interlacing dots

Year: 2008

Ngalyipi Jukurrpa (Snake Vine Dreaming) A15493 Bush Tucker | Aboriginal Art chests using their fingertips andYear: 2008 Size: 117 x 179cm acrylic on linen The country referred to in this painting is the Purtulu (Mt Theo) area, situated north west of Yuendumu and is significant to the Napangardi and Napanangka women who are the custodians of the Dreaming. The Ngalyipi (Snake Vine) grows around gum trees and is collected by the Napangardi and Napanangka women to make straps to cure headaches. The leaves from the vine are used as a bandage for cuts and wounds.