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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. The fern like objects with yellow and red dots are the Ultukunpa.