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: Freda Ali
Language: Burarra
Biography:
Freda is the eldest daughter of senior artist and weaver Lorna Jin-gubarrangunyja and sister to Bonnie Burarngrara and Freda Ali (Wayartja). Freda spend her time between living in Maningrida and at Ji-balbal outstation, her husbands country
Taught by her sisters and mother to weaver Freda only became weaving artworks to sell in 2021. Her artworks are bright and colourful using pandanus that has been vividly dye using natural botanicals.
Wak Wak This painting depicts a sacred site at ‘Kurrurldul’, an outstation south of Maningrida. The ‘rarrk’, or abstract crosshatching, on this work represents the design for the crow totem ancestor called ‘Djimarr’. Today this Read more…
Wak Wak This painting depicts a sacred site at ‘Kurrurldul’, an outstation south of Maningrida. The ‘rarrk’, or abstract crosshatching, on this work represents the design for the crow totem ancestor called ‘Djimarr’. Today this Read more…
Wak Wak This painting depicts a sacred site at ‘Kurrurldul’, an outstation south of Maningrida. The ‘rarrk’, or abstract crosshatching, on this work represents the design for the crow totem ancestor called ‘Djimarr’. Today this Read more…