Medicine Leaves MK18115 Ningura Napurrula Gibson The Ngalyipi (Snake Vine) is

The Ngalyipi (Snake Vine) is a green creeper vine that grows around trees and shrubs

wooden artefact

As a traditional bush medicine the leaves are chewed to treat severe colds and the stems can cure headaches

Rusty Peters is a senior Gija man from the East Kimberley’s in Western Australia

Medicine Leaves MK18115 Ningura Napurrula Gibson The Ngalyipi (Snake Vine) isYear: 2014 Size: 95. 5 x 148cm acrylic on linen This painting shows Glorias depiction of Medicine Leaves, a bush that grows in the Atnangkere country near Utopia in Central Australia. The leaves are collected by the women of the Anmatyerre tribe and used for traditional healing. The leaves are collected and boiled, to extract the resin. After this the leaves are mixed with kangaroo fat to make a paste. The paste can last for several months. The paste