"Bush Tucker Dreaming", Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi, Aboriginal dot painting, AGKD69 ~24" x 36"
Aboriginal art dot painting, Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi, "Bush Tucker Dreaming" Acrylic on linen. Gabriella Possum is the daughter of legendary deceased Aboriginal artist, Clifford Possum. This painting is framed.
Women gather bush foods, called "Bushtucker", including bush plums, bush yams, bush onions, honey ants and bush medicines. The gathering trips include ceremonies, rituals, song and dance cycles and body painting to celebrate the Dreamtime and the abundant harvest the gathers expect to bring home. The ceremonies also are performed to induce the forces that influence the health and productivity of the land. This painting is signed on the reverse by Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi. 24" x 36." #AGKD69
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SHIPPING INFORMATION: An advantage to residents of the United States is, if you are shipping to an address within the 48 mainland United States, we will ship this painting at our expense, and you will avoid delays of trans-Pacific shipping, customs paperwork and import duties, as this authentic indigenous Australian Aboriginal dreamtime painting is currently secured in climate-controlled conditions in Fort Myers, Florida. This classic Gabrielle Possum painting was NOT subject to any effects of the recent Hurricane Ian and is in flawless condition. For buyers who wish shipping to other locations, we can arrange that at your expense, to be negotiated after. purchase.
Gabriella Possum Nungarrayi is the eldest daughter of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri (deceased), arguably the best known Australian Aboriginal painter of our time. Clifford Possum's influence on her work has been profound as he served as both teacher and role model. The reverse side of the painting also bears the code of the Aboriginal Art and Cultural Center of Alice Springs, NT, which was the buyer of the work directly from Gabriella. We acquired it from a collector in 2022.
Gabriella Possum was born at Mt. Allen, not far from Alice Springs, in 1967. She won her first art award in Alice Springs while still a college student. Gabriella's work has been exhibited in Washington, DC, (1992) London, (1993) Berne, Switzerland, (1993) and the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. She is represented in collections ranging from the Holmes a Court collection and the Flinders University Museum to the Kelton Foundation Collection in Santa Monica, CA, and the Aboriginal Art Galleries of Australia in Melbourne.
She first came to our attention in 1990 when we met her outside a gallery in Sydney. She visited our hotel room a day later. With child in tow and pregnant like a melon, she unrolled her canvasses. We were struck by the quality and power of her work and became instant fans. We purchased all that she had with her. We have since sought out her work wherever we have shopped for Australian Aboriginal art.
Gabriella Possum’s works of various sizes offered at auction in Australia, often see prices in the tens of thousands of dollars.
An interesting aspect of Australian Aboriginal painting is that it was used to establish land occupation and ownership during hearings about Aboriginal Land Rights in the late 20th Century.