Name: Nicholas Pascoe
Language: Burarra (Martay), Barrada
Community: Maningrida
Biography:
Nicholas Pascoe is a senior artist from Maningrida. He is one member of three generations of the Pascoe Family who work with the art centre to produce high quality traditional artwork telling stories about life in Arnhem Land. Nicolas paints stories from the old days when Aboriginal people lived solely off the land and sea. He often paints fish and plants and is passing on his clan's traditional designs. Nicolas taught his sons and nephews to paint.
Warraburnburn In Burarra and Gun-nartpa languages the figure represented in this artwork is generally known as a wangarra ‘ghost spirit’. For the Warrawarra clan ghost spirits have their own particular characteristics and their own name – Warraburnburn. The Warraburnburn Read more…
Bush Jewellery – Earrings The women of Maningrida and surrounding homelands use a combination of locally found seeds, bone and shells to make a variety of jewellery including necklaces. earrings and bracelets. Many of the artists Read more…
Bush Jewellery – Earrings The women of Maningrida and surrounding homelands use a combination of locally found seeds, bone and shells to make a variety of jewellery including necklaces. earrings and bracelets. Many of the artists Read more…