{"product_id":"eileen-bird-nungarrayi-arlatyeye-1","title":"EILEEN BIRD NUNGARRAYI - ARLATYEYE","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEILEEN BIRD NUNGARRAYI\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTITLE: ARLATYEYE \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eACRYLIC ON CANVAS\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e87CM X 29.5CM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEILEEN HAS SIGNED THE PAINTING AND A PHOTO OF EILEEN WITH HER ARTWORK WILL BE PROVIDED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREF#EB218\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBorn: c1956.  Utopia   Northern Territory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKnown as: NungariLanguage: Eastern Arrernte \u0026amp; Anmatyerre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDreaming’s: Awelye (Women’s Ceremony and Body Paint Designs), Arlatyeye (Bush Yam\/Pencil Yam)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEileen was born in Eastern Arrernte country. She spent her formative years near Hearts Range which is approximately 215km northeast of Alice Springs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe married Paddy Bird (now deceased) who was also an artist and the son of the famous artist Ada Bird Petyarre. They had eleven children, and many went onto becoming artists including, Maggie and Tanya Bird as well as numerous grandchildren.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEileen started painting in the late 90s depicting the stories around Women’s Ceremonies including the Body Paint designs painted onto the top half of the women. She also paints the dreaming Arlatyeye, Bush Yam\/Bush Potato which was an important food source of her ancestors. The Yam grows underground like the common yam and a vine like shrub above ground. The women traditionally collect the yam and gather the leaves\/vine above ground for medicine which was used topically to treat cuts, wounds, and minor skin irritations.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe seeds of the yam can be seen as the dot work and the yam depicted by the grey tube- like shapes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis painting was purchased in 2006 and relatively early in her career.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEileen resides in the Utopia region with her extended family.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHer paintings have been exhibited Nationally and Internationally.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis painting was purchased directly from Eileen and a gallery certificate of authenticity will be provided with the sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"EILEEN BIRD NUNGARRAYI","offers":[{"title":"87CM X 29.5CM","offer_id":41580391039021,"sku":"EB218","price":575.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/9130\/6797\/products\/EB218-6.jpg?v=1665389609","url":"https:\/\/altyerre.com.au\/products\/eileen-bird-nungarrayi-arlatyeye-1","provider":"Altyerre Aboriginal Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}