ABIE KEMARRE LOY - BUSH LEAF DREAMING
ABIE KEMARRE LOY
BUSH LEAF DREAMING, 2017
70 x 50 cm
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Canvas
REGION
Utopia, NT
PROVENANCE
Palya Proper Fine Art, NT
Cooee Art Leven, NSW
STORY
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.
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