Wamadai II – Plant Medicine

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Description

This is a trial proof of an etching plate that was later editioned in another state. As such it is unique and eminently collectable.

Wamadai is a purplish flower found near the shoreline mangroves on several islands. In past times, women who were gathering food would also collect the little flowers and place them under the family sleeping mats before dark. The flowers stop ‘Bak’, a small blood-thirsty burrowing insect, from coming up from the ground, crawling into living areas, and biting people who were asleep. When the Bak smells the Wamadai it drives them away like a repellent. This medicine was used for hundreds of years and ceased in the 1800’s when missionaries arrived with alternative methods of insect control.

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Additional information

Weight 1.0 kg
Dimensions 42 × 9 × 9 cm
Artist

Dennis Nona

Medium

Etching

Edition Size

Publishers Proof (one only)

Region

Torres Strait Islands

Image Size

Paper Size

Published

Studio

Basil Hall Editions, Darwin NT

Types

Prints

Printer

Basil Hall

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