Passuwa (Big Clamshell) are mostly found in garth (Low Tide) mostly used to make sokoto or curry clamshell. The shell also can be used to decorate garden beds and create sea gardens. But its mostly used to for decorations around your house yard. Art Centre notes: Image size: 40 x 60 cm, Paper size: 60cm x 80 cm The artwork is a ‘pochoir’ print, or monoprint, printed on BFK Rives paper (100% cotton rag with strong archival properties).
Burlupurr, or dilly bag, is a large woven collecting basket. These large bags are often made from the vine ‘Malasia scandens’, a strong pliable plant which grows along the floor and into the canopy of monsoon vine thickets. The bags are used to collect any kind of large numbers of heavy foods such as fish caught in conical fish traps or large collections of yams.
They can also be made from Pandanus spiralis, a plant which grows in many areas of Arnhem Land. These dilly bags are a tightly woven collecting basket, very finely made. These dilly bags are often used to collect sugarbag, the native honey
As well as being of practical use, dilly bags are also of religious significance to Arnhem Land people. Dilly bags are said to be totemic objects and associated with particular sites in the landscape.
Burlupurr, or dilly bag, is a large woven collecting basket. These large bags are often made from the vine ‘Malasia scandens’, a strong pliable plant which grows along the floor and into the canopy of monsoon vine thickets. The bags are used to collect any kind of large numbers of heavy foods such as fish caught in conical fish traps or large collections of yams.
They can also be made from Pandanus spiralis, a plant which grows in many areas of Arnhem Land. These dilly bags are a tightly woven collecting basket, very finely made. These dilly bags are often used to collect sugarbag, the native honey
As well as being of practical use, dilly bags are also of religious significance to Arnhem Land people. Dilly bags are said to be totemic objects and associated with particular sites in the landscape.
The artist has carved the ‘Gomarla’, which in the Burarra word for Egret. This bird is native to the country of Yilan, which is the coastal region North West of Maningrida Community.
People use feathers from gomarla to make ceremonial regalia for Yirrichinga. Many Yirrichinga groups own manikay ‘song’ for gomarla.
Gomarla mun-baparrurr Gopungorra. Jin-gubatbatcha jin-banga jiny-yorkiya. Gomarla waykin makukuya mu-guyinda.
The egret belongs to the Gopungorra clan. It always eats grasshoppers. The egret is high in a nest (builds its nest in the tree).
Passuwa (Big Clamshell) are mostly found in garth (Low Tide) mostly used to make sokoto or curry clamshell. The shell also can be used to decorate garden beds and create sea gardens. But its mostly used to for decorations around your house yard. Art Centre notes: Image size: 40 x 60 cm, Paper size: 60cm x 80 cm The artwork is a ‘pochoir’ print, or monoprint, printed on BFK Rives paper (100% cotton rag with strong archival properties).
Passuwa (Big Clamshell) are mostly found in garth (Low Tide) mostly used to make sokoto or curry clamshell. The shell also can be used to decorate garden beds and create sea gardens. But its mostly used to for decorations around your house yard. Art Centre notes: Image size: 40 x 60 cm, Paper size: 60cm x 80 cm The artwork is a ‘pochoir’ print, or monoprint, printed on BFK Rives paper (100% cotton rag with strong archival properties).
Passuwa (Big Clamshell) are mostly found in garth (Low Tide) mostly used to make sokoto or curry clamshell. The shell also can be used to decorate garden beds and create sea gardens. But its mostly used to for decorations around your house yard. Art Centre notes: Image size: 40 x 60 cm, Paper size: 60cm x 80 cm The artwork is a ‘pochoir’ print, or monoprint, printed on BFK Rives paper (100% cotton rag with strong archival properties).
Passuwa (Big Clamshell) are mostly found in garth (Low Tide) mostly used to make sokoto or curry clamshell. The shell also can be used to decorate garden beds and create sea gardens. But its mostly used to for decorations around your house yard. Art Centre notes: Image size: 40 x 60 cm, Paper size: 60cm x 80 cm The artwork is a ‘pochoir’ print, or monoprint, printed on BFK Rives paper (100% cotton rag with strong archival properties).
Passuwa (Big Clamshell) are mostly found in garth (Low Tide) mostly used to make sokoto or curry clamshell. The shell also can be used to decorate garden beds and create sea gardens. But its mostly used to for decorations around your house yard. Art Centre notes: Image size: 40 x 60 cm, Paper size: 60cm x 80 cm The artwork is a ‘pochoir’ print, or monoprint, printed on BFK Rives paper (100% cotton rag with strong archival properties).
Passuwa (Big Clamshell) are mostly found in garth (Low Tide) mostly used to make sokoto or curry clamshell. The shell also can be used to decorate garden beds and create sea gardens. But its mostly used to for decorations around your house yard. Art Centre notes: Image size: 40 x 60 cm, Paper size: 60cm x 80 cm The artwork is a ‘pochoir’ print, or monoprint, printed on BFK Rives paper (100% cotton rag with strong archival properties).