Bush Tucker 2006

15 AM 2670/05
Ruby Williamson Ultukunpa - Honey Grevillea 2005
Acrylic on linen 1525 x 1015mm SOLD
Ruby is telling the story of the Ultukunpa or Honey Grevillea flower which is a favourite bush food of the Anangu (people) Pitjantjatjara. Ultukunpa grows in the sandy soils of the plains. The flower can be picked and placed in a billycan of water to create ‘honeywater’ (cordial) or they can be sucked for their sweet honey dew. The white circles are kapi tukula or rock holes where water collects.