Australian Art Collective – Art for Everyone | Australian Aboriginal Art Gallery

Bernadine Johnson | Medicine Leaves 24009

Acrylic on canvas | 96 x 48 cm

Stretched ready to hang

Aboriginal people have been living on the arid Australian continent for thousands of years. Over this time they have developed knowledge on the environment and the plants that are useful to sustain life. The native shrub that bear the medicine leaves are highly prized, and are used in womens ceremonies. During the life of the plant, the leaves change colour and possess different medicinal properties.