Dulcie Williams Napangardi

Dulcie was born in Yuendumu and commenced painting in the mid 1980s, the same time as her husband, Peter Japaljarri Tax.  She depicts in her paintings the Dreaming stories of Janganpa (Possum), Wardapi (Goanna) and the bush fruits Bush Banana and Bush Tomato.

Bush Banana - Yuparli              Price: AUD  $1300:00 

Size: 800 x 1240 mm              SOLD

Dulcie's painting depicts the different stages of growth for the bush banana, or Yuparli.  It grows in rock crevices close to the dry river beds in the spinifex country.  It is collected by the Aboriginal women to be eaten as fruit or used for medicinal purposes.  Since the bush banana has both nutritional and healing properties it is of immense importance to the Aboriginal people of Central Australia. 

Code: SP- 1237

AUD $1300.00 ex. GST plus shipping and handling.

Bush Tomato              Price: AUD  $900:00 

Size: 900 x 690 mm

When ripe the fruit looks like small green tomatoes.  

There are two species, the Kampurarpa and Ngaru and both are extremely important desert  staples.  They are gathered both fresh and dry.  Ngaru is simply picked ripe from the bush, but the Kampurarpa bush is shaken until the fruit drops on to the ground.

They can be made into round balls of fruit. The skins are also dried in the sun and stored on strings to be eaten when fruits are out of season.

Code: SP- 1234                     SOLD

AUD $900.00 ex. GST plus shipping and handling.

Bush Tomato              Price: AUD  $900:00 

Size: 920 x 700 mm                  SOLD

When ripe the fruit looks like small green tomatoes.  

There are two species, the Kampurarpa and Ngaru and both are extremely important desert  staples.  They are gathered both fresh and dry.  Ngaru is simply picked ripe from the bush, but the Kampurarpa bush is shaken until the fruit drops on to the ground.

They can be made into round balls of fruit. The skins are also dried in the sun and stored on strings to be eaten when fruits are out of season.

Code: SP- 1235

AUD $900.00 ex. GST plus shipping and handling.

Bush Tomato                Price : AUD  $440:00 

Size: 530 x 720 mm

When ripe the fruit looks like small green tomatoes.  

There are two species, the Kampurarpa and Ngaru and both are extremely important desert  staples.  They are gathered both fresh and dry.  Ngaru is simply picked ripe from the bush, but the Kampurarpa bush is shaken until the fruit drops on to the ground.

They can be made into round balls of fruit. The skins are also dried in the sun and stored on strings to be eaten when fruits are out of season.

Code: SP- 1239

AUD $440.00 ex. GST plus shipping and handling.

Bush Tomato              Price: AUD  $380:00 

Size: 515 x 625 mm

When ripe the fruit looks like small green tomatoes.  

There are two species, the Kampurarpa and Ngaru and both are extremely important desert  staples.  They are gathered both fresh and dry.  Ngaru is simply picked ripe from the bush, but the Kampurarpa bush is shaken until the fruit drops on to the ground.

They can be made into round balls of fruit. The skins are also dried in the sun and stored on strings to be eaten when fruits are out of season.  

Code: SP- 1240

AUD $380.00 ex. GST plus shipping and handling.