GLORIA PETYARRE Bush Medicine Dreaming

This painting depicts particular leaves from plant species, which contain medicinal properties. The Aboriginal women from Utopia in Central Australia gather the leaves. The leaves are boiled, resin is added and mixed into paste, which is then used as bush medicine for many ailments. 

The Bush Medicine Dreaming is celebrated by the Anmatyerre women from Utopia in their ceremonies. 

149 x 89 cm

Acrylic on canvas

January 2005

Framed in a black wooden floating tray frame