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Here's 2 more from for this week's and their history among the people of .

1. Tuarts, or "scar trees" for bark removed for tools and shelter.

2. Marri, or "medicine trees" for their antiseptic qualities.

Photo of a Tuart trunk, also known as the "Scar Tree", taking the right-half of the photo with more tuart trees and lush light green foliage in the background to its left. The ground has small shrubs, wood chips, and fallen leaves and twigs. This Tuart tree's trunk has a notably large chunk of bark removed, present as a darkened, more smoother area of the tree.
Photo of a sign along the Boodja Gnarning Walk reading: "Scar Tree. "Tuart (Eucalyptus gomphocephala). "The Tuart is a culturally significant tree. Noongar men used their stone axe tools to carve out sections of the Tuart to make tools and implements such as throwing sticks, Woondi (shields), dowaks (clubs) and coolamons (dishes). "Local, deceased, male elders were buried at the base of the Tuart trees which grow only along the Swan Coastal Plains." To the right is an illustration of the trunk of a tuart tree with bark removed, reading "Look for the removed bark on the side of this 'Scar Tree', which may have been used for shelter."
Photo of the Marri tree, also known as the Medicine Tree, to the right of a long bridge, known as Lotterywest Federation Walkway, stretching leftwards through bushland towards the city of Perth, Western Australia in the left background. The weather is clear.
Photo of a sign in front of the aforementioned Marri tree reading: "Medicine Tree. "Marri. "Marri trees played a significant role in Noongar culture. The red gum, mayat, oozing from the tree contains tannin which has antiseptic qualities. "Mayat was powdered and sprinkled onto open wounds to prevent bleeding, or added to water for a mouthwash or disinfectant. When mayat was mixed with clay and water it was used as a traditional medicinal drunk for dysentry. "Large quantities of mayat were used to tan kangaroo skins, which were made into cloaks (bookra) or carry bags." Along the sign are indigenous artworks of kangaroos, a handprint, and marri tree leaves and trunks.
1 Feb 2023, 1:09:40 am [original]