Bush Medicine (Artepwel) by Topsy Jones Pwerle

Artepwel is an Alyawarr word for the Acacia tenuissima (mentioned above in Abie Loy's painting).

"Wash 'em, boil 'em, make it like [in a] pot. Like ilpengk medicine." - Topsy Jones

Topsy is an Alyawarr woman from Atnwengerrp country, and Dorrie Jones' mother. This painting depicts the long, thin leaves of artepwel.

Featured in Bush Medicine Exhibition

• Medium: Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
• Background colour: Black
• Size of painting: approx 30cm x 21cm, designed to fit into an A4 sized frame
• Border: Approx 6cm strip of black canvas, which allows for stretching around a frame if that is your preference.
• This painting comes unstretched and rolled in a tube.
• This painting comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and artist profile.

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This painting comes unstretched and rolled in a tube.

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Catalogue: SP0452

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