Louise Numina is an Anmatyerre artist who lives at Ti Tree, 190km North of Alice Springs in
Central Australia. Like many of the Anmatyerre women from the Utopia Homelands near Ti
Tree, one of Louise’s totems is the Bush Medicine Plant and she expresses her connection to
the plant in a similar painting style to her famous Aunt, the renowned artist Gloria Petyarre.
In her paintings Louise shows us the Bush Medicine Dreaming. The Bush Medicine Plant is
an Australian native that grows wild in Central Australia. Women go to different places around
Utopia to collect leaves from these plants. Back at the camp the leaves are boiled to extract
resin. Kangaroo fat is mixed into the resin, creating a paste that can be stored for a long time
in bush conditions. This medicine is used to heal cuts, wounds, bites, rashes and also acts as
an insect repellent.
By painting about "Bush Medicine" Louise is paying homage to the spirit of the medicine plant
in the hope that it will regenerate, enabling the people to continue to benefit from its healing properties.
Central Australia. Like many of the Anmatyerre women from the Utopia Homelands near Ti
Tree, one of Louise’s totems is the Bush Medicine Plant and she expresses her connection to
the plant in a similar painting style to her famous Aunt, the renowned artist Gloria Petyarre.
In her paintings Louise shows us the Bush Medicine Dreaming. The Bush Medicine Plant is
an Australian native that grows wild in Central Australia. Women go to different places around
Utopia to collect leaves from these plants. Back at the camp the leaves are boiled to extract
resin. Kangaroo fat is mixed into the resin, creating a paste that can be stored for a long time
in bush conditions. This medicine is used to heal cuts, wounds, bites, rashes and also acts as
an insect repellent.
By painting about "Bush Medicine" Louise is paying homage to the spirit of the medicine plant
in the hope that it will regenerate, enabling the people to continue to benefit from its healing properties.
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