Balil Balil - Sacred Yam Plant
Balil Balil
Sacred Yam Ceremony
1950s
natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark
bears verso: Oenpelli Aboriginal Mission label (A147NS)
75 by 39 cm
Provenance

Private Collection, Queensland

This painting is intriguing as it depicts sacred yam dreaming, which is usually associated with women’s business. To have a woman artist painting for the mission at Oenpelli was an uncommon occurrence.