Audrey Martin Napanangka

Bush Tomato or wild tomato plant is usually waxy looking. It grows in the creek area in the Northern Territory. The ripe fruits have a strong fragrance which may be smelled from long distances. A single plant produces many fruits. These fruits are tasty. Bush Tomato is rich in sources of potassium and vitamin C. There are more than 100 varieties of Bush Tomatoes. But only a handful of numbers are edible. Some may be poisonous or make cause sickness. Harvesters normally collect sundried fruits of the small bushes in the late summer and early winter. Audrey Martin Napanangka's artwork is vivid and strong. The design shows women are sitting around a waterhole with already picked up fruits on coolamons and digging sticks.