Bush Plum, 2002

synthetic polymer paint on linen

122 x 183 cm

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Provenance: Kate Owen Gallery Cat No. ABAW - PNGG0002 Accompanied by certificate of authenticity from Kate Owen Gallery and 19 photograph of the artist creating the work.
Artwork story: The conkerberry (or conkleberry) known as anwekety or bush plum to Polly, is a sweet black berry that only grows on the plant (Carissa lanceolata) for a few weeks of the year. Aboriginal people from Polly's community collect plenty of them and store them dry, soaking them in water again before being consumed. The plant of the conkerberry is a tangled, spiny shrub that can grow up to 2m high. After rain fragrant white flowers bloom. This plant also bares medicinal properties. The orange inner bark from the roots can be soaked in water and the resultant solutions can be used as a medicinal wash. This is particularly favoured for skin and eye conditions. The thorns on the shrub can be used to cure warts.

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c.1936 – 2022

synthetic polymer paint on linen

122 x 183 cm

Price on application — enquire

Provenance: Kate Owen Gallery Cat No. ABAW - PNGG0002 Accompanied by certificate of authenticity from Kate Owen Gallery and 19 photograph of the artist creating the work.
Artwork story: The conkerberry (or conkleberry) known as anwekety or bush plum to Polly, is a sweet black berry that only grows on the plant (Carissa lanceolata) for a few weeks of the year. Aboriginal people from Polly's community collect plenty of them and store them dry, soaking them in water again before being consumed. The plant of the conkerberry is a tangled, spiny shrub that can grow up to 2m high. After rain fragrant white flowers bloom. This plant also bares medicinal properties. The orange inner bark from the roots can be soaked in water and the resultant solutions can be used as a medicinal wash. This is particularly favoured for skin and eye conditions. The thorns on the shrub can be used to cure warts.