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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Ethnographic Art
• Sale Date:
  11 Dec 2016 ~ 11am
• Lot #:
  333
• Lot Description:
  Gloria Petyarre
  Bush Medicine Leaves, 2008
  synthetic polymer paint on linen
  206 x 140 cm
• Provenance:
  Blue Door Gallery, photo of artist with work; Private Collection, NSW
• Notes:
  Gloria depicts the movement of the leaves through the trees and the leaves floating to the ground,this sense of motion is seen throughout her paintings. This story relates to a native tree which grows abundantly in the desert regions of Utopia.The green leaves are gathered by women and ground with a stone. When mixed with water this forms a medicinal solution for coughs and colds. This Bush Medicine has been passed down over thousands of years and many generations.
• Estimate:
  A$3,500 - 6,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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