Snake Vine Dreaming A15326 Bush Tucker | Aboriginal Art that can change its colour

that can change its colour to blend with its surroundings

and to bind cuts

The flowers signal that the bush yam (potato) will start growing underneath the ground

known as ‘Inta’

Snake Vine Dreaming A15326 Bush Tucker | Aboriginal Art that can change its colourSize: 90 x 90cm acrylic on linen The story is significant to the women who are the custodians of the Dreaming. The Ngalyipi (Snake Vine) is a green creeper vine that grows around trees and shrubs. The plant has medicinal uses the vines are used as tourniquets, and its leaves and vines are used as bandages for wounds. As a traditional bush medicine the leaves are chewed to treat severe colds and the stems can cure headaches. The vine is also used in