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MARGARET TURNER PETYARRE

MARGARET TURNER PETYARRE - Bush Medicine

MARGARET TURNER PETYARRE - Bush Medicine

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MARGARET TURNER PETYARRE 

TITLE: BUSH MEDICINE 

ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
88CM x 68CM
MARGARET HAS SIGNED THE PAINTING 
REF#MT432


DOB: 1945-2008.  Lake Nash   Northern Territory
Language: Anmatyerre

Dreaming’s: Women’s dreaming/Body Paint (Awelye), Bush Medicine, Bush Tucker including Bush Orange

 

Margaret was a well-known artist who was born in Lake Nash, approximately 570 km east of Tennant Creek near the boarder of Queensland but she spent most of her life in the Utopia Region. Sadly, Margaret passed away in 2008. Her Daughter Marcia Turner Petyarre, also a respected artist continues to tell the stories passed down to her by her mother.


In 1988, Margaret was one of the artists involved in the Summer Batik project which toured locally and internationally and is now a part of the Homes a Court Collection.

Margaret painted various dreaming's including Bush Medicine. The leaves of these valuable plants (there are many species) were used to treat a range of ailments and were prepared in various ways including, boiling the leaves and the liquid consumed. The leaves were made into a poultice and placed onto the body.  Leaves were also burned and the smoke was allowed to be inhaled to treat respiratory illnesses and also to ward off bad spirits.

Like many other artists who started with Batik, Margaret went onto to painting with acrylic on canvas. 

Margaret’s works can be found in private and public galleries around Australia and internationally.  

Traditionally in Aboriginal Culture, when a person is deceased they not use the person’s name and all photos (any digital images) are not to be used. Out of respect we do not have any images of Margaret however we have used her name as it would be very difficult to list the painting with no name attached. 

This painting can be hung vertically or horizontally.

This painting was purchased directly from Margaret and a gallery certificate of authenticity will be provided with the sale.

 

Authenticity

Authenticity
Altyerre Aboriginal Art provides its customers with a profile of the artist for every piece of artwork sold. This profile records information that Altyerre Aboriginal Art has gathered on the artist and general information on the stories that the artist paints. Altyerre Aboriginal Art encourages its artists to sign each piece of artwork either with a signature or a cross (some older artists cannot write their name).

Certificate of Authenticity
An artist profile and information on the story being painted is also provided and wherever possible, a photo of the artist holding the painting is included if possible. The certificate is comprised of the following details about the painting:
~ Catalogue No – A unique number assigned to each individual artwork
~ Size
~ Medium
~ Date the artwork was created (this may be an approximate date for our much older pieces)
~ Artist’s name
~ Artist’s Language Group
~ Artist’s Country
~ Title/Story of Artwork
~ Description of the artwork’s story as told by the artist where possible
~ Signature of the Altyerre Aboriginal Art owner

Each Certificate of Authenticity is printed onto Altyerre Aboriginal Art letterhead and provides exceptional provenance for each artwork.

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