작품 상세

Reflected in this work is the Anooralya Yam, the most important plant in EmilyÕs custodianship. This hardy and fertile plant provides both a tuber vegetable and a seed bearing flower called Kame (EmilyÕs tribal name). As the rain falls and water slowly flows along the broad shallow watercourse replenishing the soakage at Alalgura, the growth of the Anooralya Yam is exceptional and rapid, and accompanied by changing hues. The ceremonies performed by the women of EmilyÕs clan teaches survival, basic social codes and obligations, and reinforce the significance of this knowledge through their narrative.