{"product_id":"michelle-inkamala-ili-desert-fig-tree-60x50cm","title":"Michelle Inkamala, Ili (Desert fig tree), 60x50cm","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eAboriginal Artist - Michelle Inkamala\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eCommunity - Ernabella\/Adelaide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eAboriginal Art Centre - Iwiri Arts \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eCatalogue number - 26-161\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials - Professional artist acrylic on canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eSize(cm) - H60 W50 D2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003ePostage variants - Artwork posted un-stretched and rolled for safe shipping\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eOrientation - Painted from all sides and OK to hang as wished\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eArtwork\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichelle depicts the landscape at Ernabella. She paints the ili tree, the desert fig, which is used by Anangu for bush food.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAssociated excerpt, \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"The Desert Fig - Macquarie University\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mq.edu.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0007\/1215286\/Plant-of-the-Week-Desert-Fig-Ficus-desertorum.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMacquarie University\u003c\/a\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesert Figs are of great importance to First Nations people of Central Australia, as a traditional source of food, for shelter, and for spirituality. Nutritionally, they are rich in calcium and potassium. Even the dry fruit fallen to the ground was ground with water to form hard balls that could be redried and stored for later use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorically, Indigenous people are known to have transplanted the figs and moved them to distant waterholes to provide future food resources. In part, the present distribution of the species is considered likely to have been due to human dispersal. Even in current times, cuttings and seedlings are transplanted by communities to provide food reserves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fig features in oral histories and is of such significance to the Pitjantjatjara people of Central Australia that historically, damaging a tree could be punishable by death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eArtist\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails are currently unavailable\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eArt Centre\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eIwiṟi was established by Aṉangu in 2018, many of whom had been forced to move to Adelaide due to chronic health conditions and lack of services in their home communities. Living far from their traditional homelands, A\u003cspan\u003en\u003c\/span\u003eangu were concerned about the cultural and social isolation they were experiencing and saw a need to act.  Iwi\u003cspan\u003er\u003c\/span\u003ei was formed initially to help retain, promote and transmit A\u003cspan\u003en\u003c\/span\u003eangu culture and language through the areas of arts, language, knowledge and community. Since then Iwiṟi has grown rapidly into an organization that delivers  a range of programs that aim to strengthen and advance Aṉangu wellbeing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eIwi\u003cspan\u003er\u003c\/span\u003ei strengthens the Aṉangu community through cultural and arts activities, creating employment opportunities and enterprise development. We want our young people to be strong in their language and culture and to take up opportunities to work in our community.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iwiri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53103367422176,"sku":"26-161","price":519.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/4240\/files\/MichelleInkamala60x50cm26-1612500.jpg?v=1781763222","url":"https:\/\/artark.com.au\/de\/products\/michelle-inkamala-ili-desert-fig-tree-60x50cm","provider":"ART ARK® ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}