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Abie Kemarre Loy
Bush Leaf Dreaming
2008
Synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen
76 x 76 cm
$5,500 AUD
Indicated prices are in Australian dollars including GST. Please note that prices are subject to change at the discretion of the gallery.
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Under Eastern Anmatyerr Law, Abie Loy Kemarre has the right to portray several Dreamings. These include the Bush Hen and Bush Leaf Dreaming. The bush leaf grows in a swamp near some sandhills close to the Utopia region in Abie’s grandfather’s country and it is known for its wonderful curative properties. These bush leaves are able to cure a whole range of illnesses including colds, headaches, and sores.

The Bush Leaf, as a Dreaming, is closely associated with women, and is a shape-shifter, a state-changer, possessing the ability to transform herself from her bush leaf-form into a woman and back into a leaf again.