Skirt - Jilinybeng (bush cucumber)

Artist: Peggy Griffiths

$230.00

Long skirt in linen

Screen-printed fabric by Waringarri artists.

 

Design: Jilinybeng (bush cucumber) 
Artist: Peggy Griffiths

The bush cucumber is a vine that runs along the ground by creek and is collected after the rainy season. We boil them up until they are soft and then we eat them. They are good for everything —fix you up. They have anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial properties.