Necklace & Earing Set
Art Centre notes: These sets have matching necklaces and earrings both made from glass beads and fishing line following traditional colour palettes.
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Necklace & Earing Set
Art Centre notes: These sets have matching necklaces and earrings both made from glass beads and fishing line following traditional colour palettes.
359709482255241
Necklace & Earing Set
Art Centre notes: These sets have matching necklaces and earrings both made from glass beads and fishing line following traditional colour palettes.
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Necklace & Earing Set
Art Centre notes: These sets have matching necklaces and earrings both made from glass beads and fishing line following traditional colour palettes.
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Necklace & Earing Set
Art Centre notes: These sets have matching necklaces and earrings both made from glass beads and fishing line following traditional colour palettes.
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Necklace & Earring Set
Art Centre notes: These sets have matching necklaces and earrings both made from glass beads and fishing line following traditional colour palettes.
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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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Raypiny Dhawu (Fresh Water Story)
All Aboriginal people originate from a spiritual source, fixed in a particular place in their land or the sea. These ‘spiritual reservoirs’ are often in the form of special waterholes made by Wangarr (creative spirits) that were created long ago close to the beginning of time. These creator beings moved across the countryside, shaping the land and implanting in each tract of country, the spiritual life force for the people who were to own it. These creative spirits took many forms and when they gave the land to each group, they also gave songs, dances, ceremony, the associated laws and language.
The creation story for Ganalbingu people took place near the middle section of the Glyde River where it becomes the Goyder River. Their land, Ngaliyindi, sits astride the Arafura Swamp in Central Arnhem Land. Many Ganalbingu artists paint totemic species significant to their clan. These can include baru (crocodile), banda (long necked turtle), buliya (catfish), yalman (waterlilies), gumang (magpie geese), dakawa (fresh water yabby), ratjuk (barramundi), warrnyu (flying fox) and more.
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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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Djarrka (goanna)
Djarrka is a freshwater goanna that can be found in small inland creeks and feeds on small crabs and yabbies. People hunt this goanna for food and they can be very delicious to eat, like other meats you can find around and in the creek. Djarrka is a Dhuwa water goanna and it plays a big part in some ceremonies. In nearly all Liyagawumirr Dhuwa ceremony like Djungguwan, Ngulmarrk, and Liyagalawumirr Ngarra, Djarrka is represented. The ceremonies are very secret to both women and children and those not in this group and unconnected to Yolngu lifestyle and their beliefs. It is very taboo to speak about.