Paperbark

Kim Kiosses

$4,800.00

Bibool/Biboolboorn (Paperbark/Melaleuca)

Paperbarks have a profound medicinal and practical use for Noongars.

Noongars wrapped paperbark around food for cooking, sealing in moisture and enhancing flavour. They are also a great source of nectar. Crushing the leaves and breathing in to relieve nasal congestion, bark was used for bandages.

MiaMia (traditional shelters), were kept waterproof by stripping bark from the tree and placing it over the structure. It was used to sit or lay on for waterproofing to keep dry from moisture in the ground.

In Noongar culture, paperbark is believed to be the shedding of the Waargles skin. This is why Paperbarks are found growing around riverbanks and wetlands.