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Status: Stock
Categories: Nagula Jarndu Aboriginal Women's Art Centre
Nagula Jarndu Aboriginal Women's Art Centre
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Status: Stock Perch – Rowena Morgan
Name: Marie Cecilia Manado
Language: Yawuru, Jabirr Jabirr, Nimanburr
Community: Broome
Biography:
Marie is a descendant of the Yawuru, Nimanburr and Jabir Jabir tribes in the Broome and Dampier Peninsula located in North West Kimberley region.
She has a large family including extended family that are spread throughout the Kimberley. Her ancestral groups are all saltwater peoples.
Marie has always been interested in art and as a child enjoyed being part of school art competitions. She continued to dabble throughout her adult life on a personal basis at home. She joined Nagula Jarndu Art Centre in 2020.
Marie's art represents her cultural heritage, traditions and knowledge through the medium of print making. She is particularly drawn to stories about medicinal plants and the healing properties that Country can provide, she has great knowledge about all Kimberley plant life and this is reflected in her textile designs.
