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EMILY KAME KNGWARREYE (EMILY KAM KNGWARRAY) 1910 - 1996 Alhalkere, 1993 acrylic on canvas 80.5 x 85 cm bears inscription verso: EK 30.893 MBA, 85 x 80cm; Utopia Art Sydney label adhered verso PROVENANCE Mulga Bore Artists (Rodney Gooch), Northern Territory, Cat No. EK 30.893 MBA Utopia Art Sydney, New South Wales, Cat No. 30-893 The Collection of Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO and Sir Nicholas Shehadie AC OBE, Sydney, New South Wales EXHIBITED Emily Kame Kngwarreye: Looking Back, 1997, Utopia Art Sydney, NSW, Cat No. 7 This early work by Emily Kame Kngwarreye refers to an underlying pattern of Anooralya yam, it's roots covered by layers of dots representing a blanket of seeds, flowers and leaves. Beneath the ground the yam is ready for harvest, while above, the male emu feeds on seeds, whilst shepherding chicks into areas where the yam thrives. This hardy and fertile plant provides both an edible tuber vegetable and a seed bearing flower called Kame. The visual evidence of maturing species is found where cracks appear in the earth's surface indicate its maturity. Application of pink, mauve and yellow colours highlight the varied and changing hues in the life cycle of the Yam and other food plants found near Alalgura on Utopia Station, west of Delmore Downs. From an aerial perspective we see sporadic clustered growth after summer rain. We also look on this exciting work as a water catchment area. The rain falls and water slowly flows along the broad shallow watercourse and replenishes the soakage at Alalgura. The flourish of growth that follows is exceptional and rapid. © Emily Kam Kngwarray / Copyright Agency, 2026