Medicine Leaves MK17112 Monochrome Shirley Purdie is a senior

Shirley Purdie is a senior Gija artist from the East Kimberley region of Western Australia

the concentric circle in the concentric circle in the middle of the painting is the possum’s burrow

The small circles represent mulju (water soakages) and the short bars mangkurdu (cumulus and stratocumulus clouds)

This story tells of the journeys made by a possum ancestor who travelled all over the Warlpiri lands during the Dreamtime

Medicine Leaves MK17112 Monochrome Shirley Purdie is a seniorYear: 2010 Size: 117 x 178cm acrylic on linen This painting shows Gloria's depiction of 'Medicine Leaves', a native bush that grows on Gloria's homelands in Central Australia. The leaves are collected by the women of the Anmatyerre tribe and used for traditional healing.