Peggy Patrick Australian, Gija, b. c. 1929
Jumuluny - Boab tree, 2014
pigment on. canvas
120 x 90 cm
WAC478/14
This is the Jumuluny (boab tree) Peggy says, that's for women - Ngalim ngalim-boorroo. When women gave birth out in the bush, they would often put their placentas in the...
This is the Jumuluny (boab tree) Peggy says, that's for women - Ngalim ngalim-boorroo.
When women gave birth out in the bush, they would often put their placentas in the boab tree, to make the babies strong.
Then that boab tree belongs to that child. Boab trees are also an important food source - the roots of young trees can be eaten along with the boab nut. Peggy speaks of this often and people still eat it widely today.
When women gave birth out in the bush, they would often put their placentas in the boab tree, to make the babies strong.
Then that boab tree belongs to that child. Boab trees are also an important food source - the roots of young trees can be eaten along with the boab nut. Peggy speaks of this often and people still eat it widely today.