Bathi are woven from the split leaves of the Screw Palm (Pandanus Spiralis). Coil weaving was introduced to Arnhem Land in the 1930s. It was adapted from techniques used by Indigenous women throughout South East Australia.
Name: Mary Dhapalany (1)
Language: Mandhalpuy
Community: Ramingining
Biography:
Mary is a proud Mandhalpuy woman has been a practicing artist for four decades, and her weaving artwork is representative of traditional craft passed down through generations of women weavers in her family. The 70-year-old artist uses natural dyes, extracted from earth pigment or plant roots, to colour the pandanus leaf (gunga) used in her work. Mary’s artwork is held in numerous collections including National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Artbank, Sydney and the Chicago School of Business. Mary Dhapalany is the twin sister of the late David Gulpilil. Other siblings include Peter Minygululu, Djelirr (1), Belinda Gunydjulma and Evonne Munuyngu.
Quincey Renkin – Naku (canoe) Naku (canoes) were made traditionally from the bark of a particular tree and used for hunting. This sculpture depicts a Yolngu man painted in ceremonial ochre hunting for gumang (magpie Read more…
Quincey Renkin – Naku (canoe) Naku (canoes) were made traditionally from the bark of a particular tree and used for hunting. This sculpture depicts a Yolngu man painted in ceremonial ochre hunting for gumang (magpie Read more…
Quincey Renkin – Naku (canoe) Naku (canoes) were made traditionally from the bark of a particular tree and used for hunting. This sculpture depicts a Yolngu man painted in ceremonial ochre hunting for gumang (magpie Read more…