Mary Rumble Pitjara (Petyarre) was born in 1957 and lives in the Utopia region of central Australia. She is the sister of Katie Rumble and her extended family includes famous artists Gloria Petyarre and Gracie Morton Pwerle.
Mary most often paints bush medicine leaves, and this charmer is a fine example of her work. Different kinds of medicinal leaves are gathered by the women to cure a range of ailments.
