Name: Vera Cameron
Language: Rembarrnga
Community: Maningrida
Biography:
Ngarrichan Vera Cameron (b. 1969) lives and works at Ankabarrbirri outstation with her partner Balang David Brian. Her mother’s country is Malnjangarnak (Rembarrnga) and her father’s country is Kakodbabuldi (Kuninjku). She strongly identifies with Rembarrnga and Kune cultures from her first husband, renowned artist, Wally Lipuwanga.
Ngarrichan is an accomplished fibre artist, specialising in 2D and 3D sculptures of animals and ancestral beings. She also makes string bags, dilly bags and baskets. She works with a range of natural materials and is recognised for her use of vibrant natural dyes. Her partner, David Brian's, grandmother and Lena Yarinkura’s mother, Lena Djamarrayku, taught her to weave.
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Burlupurr – large dillybag Burlupurr, or dilly bag, is a large woven collecting basket. These large bags are often made from the vine ‘Malasia scandens’, a strong pliable plant which grows along the floor and Read more…