This is a painting about the bush medicine leaves that grow wild across Central Australia.
The green dots are the leaves, the white dots are the seeds that fall to the ground and the brown dots are the flowers that grow after the rain. The plant grows in dry rocky ground and has tiny yellow flowers. The Aboriginal women living in Central Australia go out into the bush after a big rain when the leaves of the bush medicine plant turn green. The women pick the leaves, crush them and boil them to make healing medicine that can be used to rub on skin to heal pains, coughs and flu. Aboriginal families have been using this healing medicine for generations.
This is a painting about the bush medicine leaves that grow wild across Central Australia.
The green dots are the leaves, the white dots are the seeds that fall to the ground and the brown dots are the flowers that grow after the rain. The plant grows in dry rocky ground and has tiny yellow flowers. The Aboriginal women living in Central Australia go out into the bush after a big rain when the leaves of the bush medicine plant turn green. The women pick the leaves, crush them and boil them to make healing medicine that can be used to rub on skin to heal pains, coughs and flu. Aboriginal families have been using this healing medicine for generations.
Catalogue Number: 25/302
