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The women also paint a commonly occurring plant which has provided a staple food for Aboriginal people in Utopia for thousands of years

he and his brother walked to Yuendumu and later joined their family at Papunya in 1956

Grass Seed Dreaming Colleen-wallace-tag SubsequentlyIn many of Barbara Weirs paintings, long, tapering lines overlap gracefully to represent a grass once abundant at Utopia before cattle grazing was introduced in the early 20th century. Its botanical name is Portulaca oleracea. For thousands of years, this grass has been important to Aboriginal people because its small black seeds can be ground into flour. Rather than painting the seeds, Weir depicts the grass itself. Her colours show its natural