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The red sap is good medicine to treat skin sores. It is crushed and boiled in water to make it soft, then rubbed on the sore to help with healing. It is also mixed with ochre for painting. The wood is good for fires and produces coals that last a long time. It is also good for making message sticks. The bark burns to a fine white ash that is mixed with chewing tobacco.
Name: Cynthia Cindy Yurawalla Clement
Language: Kwini
Community: Kalumburu
Biography:
Cynthia was born in Wyndham and grew up in Kalumburu. Her mother, Mary Punchi Clement, encouraged Cynthia to paint and she has been producing work on a regular basis since 2010. She has worked at the Kalumburu Mission, the Uraro store and the Kalumburu school. Cynthia is a mother and grandmother, caring for her five children and six grandchildren. The artist enjoys painting the flora of the region as passed onto her by her mother.
Wirrigirrig Wirrigirrig – the Victoria River flows from the lower left across to the centre right joined by Goongoolooloo – the Wickham River from the upper left. This is an area of the artist’s traditional Read more…
Kirrthang – Blanket Lizard Dreaming This is an area of the artist’s traditional country near Bullo River Station in the Northern Territory. Along the bottom of the painting runs the Victoria River. Flowing down the Read more…
