Sugar Bag Seedsby Margaret Golder

The painting is a topography, depicting various bush seeds including the sugarbag seeds, in the region of Utopia in Central Australia. The Aboriginal women gathered and grinded the seeds to make flour for damper or boil the seeds for bush medicine. Sugarbag seeds is a favorite treat for Australian Aboriginal people.

Artist:Margaret Golder
Title:Sugar Bag Seeds
ID:0411206
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas
Size:165 x 122 cm
Region:Utopia, Central Australia

Artist

Margaret Golder Kngwarreye comes from Utopia Community in Central Australia. Utopia is a well known Aboriginal Community which has produced some of Australia’s most talented and highly sought after contemporary Aboriginal artists, including the likes of Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Minnie Pwerle and the Petyarre sisters.

Margaret is not a career artist however enjoys the cultural connection she gets when she does complete a painting. Central Art’s website features one of her “Sugar Bag Seed” paintings which is a topographical view of the various bush seeds which grow in the region of Utopia. The women will gather and grind the seeds to make flour for damper or boil the seeds for Bush Medicine.

Margaret is the mother of Janet Golder Kngwarreye and talented emerging artist. She is married to Sammy Pitjara who is also an artist.

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