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Kurrurldurl – Milmilngkan
In this work Semeria depicts the designs and country of the Kurulk clan estate. Whilst it is an ‘outside’ or public design that she has the authority to depict, rarrk (cross-hatching) is considered sacred and powerful to all Kuninjku artists as it is the energy of the ancestor beings. Semeria’s rarrk references the creek, mankabo, that flows from Kurrurldul to Milmingkan outstations. It is represented by the white lines which wander over the bark’s surface. The work also depicts three important waterholes near the artist’s outstation Milmingkan.
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Bush Jewellery – Earrings
The women of Maningrida and surrounding homelands use a combination of locally found seeds, bone and shells to make a variety of jewellery including necklaces. earrings and bracelets. Many of the artists use complex patterns and designs to make their beautiful creations.
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Bush Jewellery – Earrings
The women of Maningrida and surrounding homelands use a combination of locally found seeds, bone and shells to make a variety of jewellery including necklaces. earrings and bracelets. Many of the artists use complex patterns and designs to make their beautiful creations.
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Bush Jewellery – Earrings
The women of Maningrida and surrounding homelands use a combination of locally found seeds, bone and shells to make a variety of jewellery including necklaces. earrings and bracelets. Many of the artists use complex patterns and designs to make their beautiful creations.
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Bush Jewellery – Earrings
The women of Maningrida and surrounding homelands use a combination of locally found seeds, bone and shells to make a variety of jewellery including necklaces. earrings and bracelets. Many of the artists use complex patterns and designs to make their beautiful creations.
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Coil Basket
Coiling technique was introduced in the 1920s at Goulburn Island to the Maung people by missionaries and quickly spread to the mainland. Many artists produce coiled baskets of varied shapes, ranging from small round baskets to large oval baby baskets made from dyed pandanus. Artists combine colours and patterns to obtain intricate new graphic patterns.
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Djurn (Black-nosed snake)
This installations shows when the djurn (black-nosed snake) are sung by a cleverman. When the man places a rock in a glass it starts to ‘sing’ the black-nosed snakes. They rise up and call the rain to create a billabong but it is dangerous as they can call the sea too.
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Coil Basket
Coiling technique was introduced in the 1920s at Goulburn Island to the Maung people by missionaries and quickly spread to the mainland. Many artists produce coiled baskets of varied shapes, ranging from small round baskets to large oval baby baskets made from dyed pandanus. Artists combine colours and patterns to obtain intricate new graphic patterns.