Bush Medicine Leaf by Abie Loy Kemarre (SOLD)

In this painting Abie depicts the leaf of the antywerleny (Acacia tenuissima), a type of wattle. The leaves of the antywerleny are crushed and mixed with animal fat for use as a medicinal ointment, or soaked in water to make a medicinal wash. Abie says this particular bush medicine is still made and used by the people of her country today.

“Ikwerthey anter-anem thelem, apernelheyew-anem antywerlenyel”
Then you pour the fat into it and rub yourself with the antywerleny.

Artist: Abie Loy Kemarre
Skin name: Kemarre  
Language group: Anmatyerre
Country: Ahalpere
Area: Utopia Region, Central Australia
Born: 1972

• Medium: Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen

• Size of painting: 30cm x 30cm
• Background colour: Black
• Linen border: Approx 2cm strip of black border designed to be wrapped around a 2cm deep stretcher frame. Plus approx 6cm of natural coloured linen overhang.
• This painting comes with a Certificate of Authenticityand artist profile.
• This painting comes unstretched and rolled in a tube.