This painting depicts Baru (Saltwater crocodile)
Name: Thomas Baru
Language: Burarra (Martay), Yan-nhangu
Biography:
Coil Basket Coil basketry is a well-established fibre art form in the Maningrida region, especially for women from the Kuninjku, Rembarrnga, Ndjebbana and Nakkara language groups. Artists make coiled baskets of many shapes and sizes, Read more…
Mandirrhbinj (Cracked Mud) This painting depicts the mandirrhbinj (cracked mud) near Barrihdjowkkeng outstation in the Tomkinson River district of central Arnhem Land. The billabong there is known for the many frogs which inhabit its marsh-like Read more…
Bawáliba ‘Bawáliba is the djang (Dreaming) of my mother and my uncles. They are good spirits, they protect us and they recognise families. They are really tall – just like human beings, like us. They Read more…