This artwork celebrating Aboriginal bush medicine depicts the vital healing practices and deep cultural knowledge passed down through generations. It illustrates traditional plants and remedies used by Aboriginal people to treat ailments, emphasising the connection between land, nature, and health. This art carries a powerful spiritual message, respecting the land’s gifts and honouring the ancient traditions of healing, community, and cultural resilience. Owning this artwork offers a window into a rich cultural heritage that values harmony with nature and the sacred role of bush medicine in sustaining wellbeing and spiritual strength. It helps to symbolise the nurturing elements of our posterity and genealogy that can be both received and passed down throughout the generations.
Maggie Bird Mpetyane, an Anmatyerre artist from the Utopia region, creates vibrant works on canvas and linen inspired by her Country and cultural stories, including the Alpar (Rat-Tail Plant), bush yam, and women’s ceremonial designs known as Awelye. As the eldest daughter of Paddy and Eileen Bird and granddaughter of the renowned Ada Bird Petyarre, Maggie’s art reflects her rich family legacy. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at Mbantua Gallery and the World Vision Walkabout, blending traditional stories with contemporary expression.
Details:
Canvas
Oil paint medium
2000mm x 900mm
Unframed
Express and worldwide shipping available.
This artwork celebrating Aboriginal bush medicine depicts the vital healing practices and deep cultural knowledge passed down through generations. It illustrates traditional plants and remedies used by Aboriginal people to treat ailments, emphasising the connection between land, nature, and health. This art carries a powerful spiritual message, respecting the land’s gifts and honouring the ancient traditions of healing, community, and cultural resilience. Owning this artwork offers a window into a rich cultural heritage that values harmony with nature and the sacred role of bush medicine in sustaining wellbeing and spiritual strength. It helps to symbolise the nurturing elements of our posterity and genealogy that can be both received and passed down throughout the generations.
Maggie Bird Mpetyane, an Anmatyerre artist from the Utopia region, creates vibrant works on canvas and linen inspired by her Country and cultural stories, including the Alpar (Rat-Tail Plant), bush yam, and women’s ceremonial designs known as Awelye. As the eldest daughter of Paddy and Eileen Bird and granddaughter of the renowned Ada Bird Petyarre, Maggie’s art reflects her rich family legacy. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at Mbantua Gallery and the World Vision Walkabout, blending traditional stories with contemporary expression.
Details:
Canvas
Oil paint medium
2000mm x 900mm
Unframed
Express and worldwide shipping available.
