STICKY PURPLE GERANIUM
The roots and leaves of Sticky Purple Geranium were used by Native American tribes. An infusion of the leaves, plus a sweat bath with the leaves, has been used as a treatment for colds, and as a gargle in the treatment of sore throats. An infusion of the leaves or the roots has been used as a wash for sore eyes. A poultice of the leaves or roots has been applied to cuts, sores, etc.
This is a new image for my project, “In the Shadow of Sun Mountain”. The work is about the places where the Ute (Nuuchiu) specifically, the Tabagauche tribe lived and thrived for thousands of years. The Tabeguache ((Ute language: Tavi'wachi Núuchi, Taveewach, Taviwach, and Taviwac), or “People of Sun Mountain,” was the largest of the ten nomadic bands of the Ute and part of the Northern Ute People.
This is a Platinum Palladium print on Revere Platinum paper from a whole plate wet collodion negative. I distressed the glass and changed the background a bit. I made two negatives today, I’ll print the other one tomorrow. More distressed and a brighter background.
Sticky Purple Geranium.