Mududu (mud crab *Gurgoni) printed beside Lucy’s bush flower design in teal and orange on white cotton. Printed 2022
Name: Lucy Yarawanga
Language: Gurrgoni, Kuninjku
Community: Maningrida
Biography:
Lucy is an experienced textile artist at Bábbarra Women’s Centre. Lucy often references her ancestral stories in her textile work, including Bawaliba (Djinkarr spirit woman), with various lino and screen prints depicting this same narrative.
Lucy is from the Gurr.goni language group – one of the least commonly spoken languages in Arnhem Land. Lucy also speaks another eight Maningrida languages.
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