Mats can vary greatly. Artists commonly use a mix of naturally dyed and undyed fibre to create a striking variation of coloured bands. Some artists also incorporate different types of looping to produce different patterns and textured finishes. Each type of mat, fibre bag, basket and dilly bag has its own name in the various languages spoken in the Maningrida region.
Name: Vietta Worriddjol
Language: Ndjébbana
Community: Maningrida
Biography:
Vietta is an accomplished weaver of colourful coil baskets and dilly bags. In recent years she has expanded her practice to include sculpture, focusing on the depiction of mimih spirits which reside on her homelands.
Kudidjanga Kudidjanga is situated near the Blythe River region of central Arnhem Land, and is the ancestral country of artist Jack Nawilil. Mayali and Rembarrnga artist Kamarrang Jack Nawilil is a senior member of the Balngarra Read more…
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…
Mimih Spirit The mimih spirit exists in a realm that runs parallel to and mirrors many facets of human life, demonstrating the deep sense of time and place understood by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Read more…