Bush Potato (Also Known As Desert Yam) - Ipomoea Costata Drawing By William Ivinson

Bush Potato (Also Known As Desert Yam) - Ipomoea Costata

By William Ivinson

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Bush Potato (Also Known As Desert Yam) - Ipomoea Costata

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This yam is a staple diet for many Aboriginal people. Similar to the common “Sweet Potato” the tubers are often found up to 30cm in diameter. They are sweet tasting and very juicy, containing considerable amounts of moisture. The vine grows to around a meter high then extends itself by runners. It has smooth leathery green leaves and pink and red flowers that appear in summer after rain. It is found in drier inland areas usually in spinifex plains.

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About the Artist

Bill is of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island descent and was born and raised in Darwin N.T.

He has belonging to kinship systems of various Aboriginal groups from Broome in W.A. through Wadeye (Port Keats), Peppeminatti (Murrin Ger – Mother’s Language Group), Daly River in the N.T. and is accepted into family clan systems in various communities within the Northern Territory.

His Torres Strait Islander origins through his father’s people begin in Erub (Darnley Island) in the Torres Strait and extend through family systems to Brisbane in QLD and Perth in Western Australia.

He is a Senior Elder with a deep knowledge of the needs and aspirations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people and an in-depth understanding of Australian Aboriginal Culture.

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