Anwekety (Conkerberry) by Polly Ngale

Anwekety (Conkerberry) by Polly NgaleDots in this painting represent anwekety (conkerberries), its Dreaming story belonging to Polly's country, Ahalpere. Conkerberries are a favoured sweet blackberry. They only grow on the plant (Carissa lanceolata) for a few weeks of the year, however, the Ahalpere people would collect plenty of them and store them dry, soaking them in the water again before being consumed. The conkerberry tree is a tangled, spiny shrub that can grow up to 2m high.

Nakita enjoys painting

Long time"

The red mallee is a small tree growing between 4 to 6 metres tall with smooth pink bark

"Mum was taking the kangaroo fat

there is a deep physical

Colours: Yellow ochre and antique white

One is a desert flower Joycie calls yoomba loomba

Minnie Pwerle

and ngkwarl is the word for a sweet or honey flower

Conkerberries (often called bush plums) are a favoured sweet blackberry

Colours used by Bessie in this piece are Matisse's Burnt Sienna

The seeds are first winnowed