Language: Anmatyerre
Country: Utopia NT

Dulcie Pula Long is an Anmatyerre woman, born 1979 at Boundary Bore Outstation, in the Utopia regions of the Northern Territory. A very traditional lady, Dulcie lives with her extended family at Utopia and works as a carer at the aged care facility.

Dulcie is a member of one of the most renowned painting families in Australia. Dulcie's mother is respected artist Jeannie (Pitjara) Petyarre and her famous relatives include Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Gloria and Kathleen Petyarre and the Pwerle sisters. It was these relatives who encouraged Dulcie to paint the Bush Yam story from her family's country which she does meticulously. Dulcie depicts the leaves of the yam, paying homage to the spirit of this special plant in hopes that it will regenerate.

Bush Yam Leaves, a common motif in her art, are the leaves found in and around the Utopia region. Women would collect the leaves for use in their communities to treat a variety of ailments. 

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