9 AM 2810/05
Mick Quilliam Cider Gum 2005
Natural ochres & pigment on canvas 610 x 610mm SOLD
The cider gum, eucalyptus gunnii, grows in the highlands of Tasmania. This painting shows a cider gum as a
meeting place for Tasmanian Aborigines. The spiral symbol signifies this meeting place. If you slash the bark of
this tree it bleeds profusely and the sap can me mixed with water to form an intoxicating liquor. Mick shows
people coming from all directions to this tree. The footsteps of many generations cause a trench around the base
of these trees that can be seen still today.