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.
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.
Kylie lives on her families Outstation, Garmardi. She is very fun and creative and makes sculptures of fresh water fish. This one depicts a mudskipper and her baby.
Kylie lives on her families Outstation, Garmardi. She is very fun and creative and makes sculptures of fresh water fish. This one depicts a nailfish and their baby
Kylie lives on her families Outstation, Garmardi. She is very fun and creative and makes sculptures of fresh water fish. This one depicts barramundis.
Kylie lives on her families Outstation, Garmardi. She is very fun and creative and makes sculptures of fresh water fish. This one depicts a mudskipper and her babies.
Kylie lives on her families Outstation, Garmardi. She is very fun and creative and makes sculptures of fresh water fish. This one depicts a mudskipper and her baby.
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.
For this sculpture, Kylie has created a butterfly.
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.
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.