The painting depicts leaves from distinctive plants gathered by the Aboriginal women from Utopia, Aboriginal Art Regions of Central Australia.

The leaves are boiled, kangaroo resin added and mixed into a paste. This bush medicine is used by Aboriginal people to aid a variety of ailments.

The Bush Medicine Dreaming is celebrated in Aboriginal Womens Ceremony.

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