Gaoima (Boil Medicine)

Story: Myrta is a wild plant and looks a bit like Basil. It is used when the season changes to Kuki [North-West Monsoon time]. Myrta is picked and kept in dry places before the onset of Kuki, which brings a lot of 'iwi' [mosquitoes] and 'dingarr' [sandflies]. Myrta is slowly burnt and glows like a small coal, which provides a lot of smoke which drives away the insects. In this image the mossies are depicted as coming down from above, but then turning away because of the Myrta.

Price: AUD$700.00

Medium: Etching tusche technique Edition Size: 99

Paper Height: 1,000 mm ( 39.4" ) Paper Width: 590 mm ( 23.2" )

Item Number: TFLDN080