Materials: Steel
About the Art
Located at the entrance of the Garden Cemetery, this piece comprises a set of rusted steel gates with a stylised design referencing the seed pods and blossoms from Untyeye (Fork-Leaved Corkwood or by its scientific name, Hakea divaricata).
Untyeye ('OON-tyay-uh') is the local Arrente word for this tree. To hear the audio pronunciation, you can find it by searching the Eastern and Central Arrernte Learners’ List.
About the Inspiration
Among its uses by First Nations peoples honey is sucked from the flowers and bark ash is used to treat burns. A grouping of mature Untyeye trees can be seen in the garden adjacent to the cemetery chapel where further steel friezes relating to this distinctive corkwood and sculptured bronze birds, 'Local Birdlife' (2017), by Pip McManus are displayed.
📷Image / Photo Source: Pip McManus Art and Design 2017
📍Garden Cemetery - Norris Bell Ave (gate)