ANNIE ROSS
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Artist Profile · Northern Territory
Annie Ross
Senior carver from Irrilirre on MacDonald Downs, shaping creatures from bean tree wood.
Born
c. 1930
Skin name
Kemara (also spelled Kemarre)
Community
Irrilirre (Number Five), MacDonald Downs, NT
Dreaming
Bush Plum
Her Country and work
Annie Ross was born around 1930 and grew up at Irrilirre, also known as Number Five, on MacDonald Downs station, about 260 km north-east of Alice Springs. It is the Country she has always called home.
With her sister Audrey, Annie carves creatures from the soft, light wood of the native bean tree. Her Dreaming is the Bush Plum.
Bean tree wood
Carved animals
Bush Plum Dreaming
Related artists
For more bean tree carving from the region, see Casey Kemara Holmes and Billy Petyarre.
Buying Annie’s work
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