Small Purse 4
Small Purse created by Sharyn while she is relaxing at home.
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Small Purse 3
Small Purse created by Sharyn while she is relaxing at home.
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Small Purse 2
Small Purse created by Sharyn while she is relaxing at home.
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Small Purse 1
Small Purse created by Sharyn while she is relaxing at home.
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Bathi (Pandanus Basket)
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.
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Baltji (Yam)
This painting depicts Baltji (Yam) which has been a reliable food source for Yolngu people for many centuries. Baltji can be found across the different landscapes of East Arnhem Land and are only harvested seasonally.
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Yalman (waterlily)
Aboriginal art in Ramingining, Central Arnhem Land is commonly illustrated through designs and images of animals, plants, and landscape. These motifs commonly reflect the artists ancestral inheritance and their dreamings, and are referred to as totems.
This painting features a waterlily.
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Bah-je (hunting bag)
Linda Gurawana is a Djinang speaker and she calls hunting bag or dilly bag bah-je.
This design was created in 2007 however Babbarra printers keep experimenting with colours and layers to make it fresh.
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Woven Mat
Traditionally, Nganiyal (conical mats) were used as an insect screen when erected, and as a sitting mat when folded. They are used in Ceremony as well as a functional item.
Nowadays, artists weave many different shapes including flat, round and oblong.
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Woven Mat
Traditionally, Nganiyal (conical mats) were used as an insect screen when erected, and as a sitting mat when folded. They are used in Ceremony as well as a functional item.
Nowadays, artists weave many different shapes including flat, round and oblong.