| In this painting Abie depicts an aerial view of her Ancestral country, the Bush Hen Dreaming.
This work is representational of the Bush Hen travelling through the country looking for bush seeds which are scattered over the land which is illustrated by the fine dotting. The centre of this painting shows body designs used in traditional women’s sacred ceremonies. The body paint used, consists of natural ochre’s which is applied with the fingers by the women.
These ceremonies are performed with song and dance cycles telling stories of the Bush Hen Dreaming.
“This is my grandfather’s story. This country is known as Artenya. The centre of this painting represents a dry water-hole where only women can go. They hold ceremonies at this sacred site, which is west from Mosquito Bore.”
The Bush Hen Dreaming Trail goes to Mosquito Bore and stops there. This Bush Hen travels through the country looking for bush plums and bush tomatoes which bear a yellow fruit called Arkitjira.
Bush plums are also found in this area and are eaten by both the people of this area and the Bush Hen.
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