This is my story about the dreaming at the rock country. There used to be my grandfather tell story about dead people, all the bones. Our dreaming from grandfather.
All that pandanus, all them trees, all them flowers and grass, make sack (dilly bags) with them. We’re inside the rock country.
Name: Jennifer Wurrkidj
Language: Kuninjku
Community: Maningrida
Biography:
Jennifer Wurrkidj was born in 1973 at Maningrida in north-central Arnhem Land. Her language is Kuninjku and her moiety is Duwa.
Jennifer is a highly regarded artist who works across multiple mediums. her works often feature bush foods and food-collecting and also reference the activities of ancestor beings and the ceremonial sites of her homeland, Mumeka.
Jennifer is a daughter of Australia's most highly acclaimed bark painter, John Mawurndjul, and she is renowned, in her own right, for her bark paintings, hollow logs and carved sculptures. Jennifer's artwork has been exhibited throughout Australia and her textile art is in the collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia.
Bush Jewellery – Necklace 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 – Necklace 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…
Mat Works in fibre from the Maningrida region are widely recognised as some of the finest in Australia. Artists confidently push the boundaries of fibre craft and cultural expression, adapting traditional techniques and forms to Read more…