Joycie Morton Petyarre b. 1976
Bush Medicine by Joycie Morton Petyarre, 2025
45 x 60 cm
17 3/4 x 23 5/8 inches
17 3/4 x 23 5/8 inches
acrylic on linen
TIAA-JMP202565
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Joycie depicts the abundance of her country, the native botanicals that are treasured by Indigenous people of the arid desert regions for their healing qualities. There are many ways that...
Joycie depicts the abundance of her country, the native botanicals that are treasured by Indigenous people of the arid desert regions for their healing qualities. There are many ways that bush medicine can be prepared and used to treat a variety of ailments – Joycie says that the plants she paints are good for making a balm or ointment, or for boiling in water for a medicinal drink or to inhale the healing vapour. Joycie says this alpunga is “good for the soul”.
