The painting depicts particular medicinal plant species the Alawayerre Aboriginal women collect from the Utopia region in Central Australia.

The leaves of medicinal plants are gathered by the women, boiled, kangaroo resin added and mixed into a paste, which is used by Aboriginal people, as bush medicine to treat a variety of ailments. The dots represent a topography of Alawayerre country.

The women also celebrate the Bush Medicine Dreaming in their Awelye ceremonies.

If you would like to know more about the Bush Medicine Dreaming and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles:

• Aboriginal Spirituality
• Aboriginal Women
• Utopia Aboriginal Art: Aboriginal Paintings from the Central Desert