Artwork Story
Colleen paints women collecting Bush Medicine. There are different types of bush medicine in the Central Desert. In the 'olden days' the leaves and the seeds of this plant were gathered, ground and mixed with animal fat (today a commercial oil is used) and it is then used as an ointment or boiled in water for medicinal use.
Women, represented by 'U' motifs, can carry with them their digging sticks and coolamons (carved wooden bowls) which are typical instruments used for collecting many bush foods.
Colleen Morton Kngwarreye
1957
Language Group:Alyawarre
Country:Ampilatwatja, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas and Linen, Batik on Silk
Subjects:Country, Bush Medicine, Awelye (Women's Ceremony), Women Collecting Bush Medicine, Women Collecting Bush Tucker, Women Collecting Imuna (Bush Food) and Bush Medicine, Ceremony
Colleen was involved in the Utopia Women's Batik Group. Her work is represented in 'A Picture Story', a project initiated by CAAMA in the late 80's. When Colleen was a child, she was taught about bush medicines and how to collect them from her mother and grandmother.
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Mbantua Gallery Collection, Alice Springs, NT
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The Holmes à Court Collection, Perth, WA
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- Artist Name:
- Colleen Morton Kngwarreye
- Artwork Size:
- 30 x 30cm
- Medium:
- Acrylic on Canvas
- Year Painted:
- 2025
- Title:
- Women Collecting Bush Medicine
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