Grass Seed Dreaming Jennifer-ingkatji-tag Phyllis Thomas is a Gija

Phyllis Thomas is a Gija woman of Nagarra skin whose bush name

Utopia and many other places before finally abandoning political involvement as ‘

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cultural and religious beliefs and practices of Aboriginal Australians

Grass Seed Dreaming Jennifer-ingkatji-tag Phyllis Thomas is a GijaIn 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