A sawfish or ‘conefish’ in Ndjébbana.
The saw shaped snout of the fish is traditionally used as a rasp in working wood.
Name: Verity Bangarra
Language: Ndjébbana, Gunbalang
Community: Maningrida
Biography:
Verity is an emerging artist at Babbarra Women's Centre. She has been coming to the centre since 2003 when she learned screen printing in the first Babbarra Designs workshop.
Mabbúlarr (Calm Still Water) Mabbúlarr is the Ndjébbana word describing calm and stillness – both regarding people and the ocean. This design tells the story of underwater life in the shallows. The turtle we call Read more…
Mabbúlarr (Calm Still Water) Mabbúlarr is the Ndjébbana word describing calm and stillness – both regarding people and the ocean. This design tells the story of underwater life in the shallows. The turtle we call Read more…
Kunkurra (Spiral Wind) ‘My designs, they are all alive living up in my head’- Janet Marawarr Janet Marawarr has depicted kunkurra, the spiralling wind associated with several sites in the Kardbam clan. On one level, Read more…