Grass Seed Dreaming Tommy-may-tag She was a prominent Australian

She was a prominent Australian Aboriginal artist from Utopia

earning her recognition and acclaim within the art community

which is situated a further 160 kilometres north-west of Yuendumu

The the painting represents the country associated with the Janganpa Jukurrpa (Brush-tailed Possum) is Mungapunju a hill south of Yuendumu

Grass Seed Dreaming Tommy-may-tag She was a prominent AustralianIn 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