Gloria
Tamerre Petyarre
Anmatyerre (born 1938)
Bush Medicine Leaves, 2005
synthetic polymer on linen
200 x 120cm
PROVENANCE
Boomerang Arts and Crafts, SA, cat.no.9924; accompanied by original certificate
of authenticity
Private Collection, Sydney
After a good rain in Gloria’s country the desert becomes a blanket
of leaves. Many of these leaves are used for bush medicine. The leaves
are collected and boiled, to extract the resin. After this the leaves
are mixed with kangaroo fat to make a paste. The medicine is used to heal
cuts, wounds, bites, rashes, and as an insect repellent, and the flowers
are also lovely and sweet to eat.