Grass Seed Dreaming Pantjiya-nungurrayi-tag Nancy was brought up the

Nancy was brought up the traditional Aboriginal way

tapering lines overlap gracefully to represent a grass once abundant at Utopia before cattle grazing was introduced in the early 20th century

Ada lived the last part of her life at Mulga Bore (borders Utopia)

serves as a profound representation of the Tingari Cycle

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Grass Seed Dreaming Pantjiya-nungurrayi-tag Nancy was brought up theIn many of Barbara Weirs paintings, long, tapering lines overlap gracefully to represent a grass once abundant at Utopia before cattle grazing was introduced in the early 20th century. Its botanical name is Portulaca oleracea. For thousands of years, this grass has been important to Aboriginal people because its small black seeds can be ground into flour. Rather than painting the seeds, Weir depicts the grass itself. Her colours show its natural