Mats can vary greatly. Artists commonly use a mix of naturally dyed and undyed fibre to create a striking variation of coloured bands. Some artists also incorporate different types of looping to produce different patterns and textured finishes. Each type of mat, fibre bag, basket and dilly bag has its own name in the various languages spoken in the Maningrida region.
Name: Allison Cooper
Language: Burarra
Community: Maningrida
Biography:
Alison Cooper shes been working with the Art Center in 2005 maybe 2003 and shes back at the New Art center in Maningrida
Alison been doing photographying shes been learning a New dadabas which is Sam also taking photo and downloading into the Sam ye and shes looking forward to learn more things.in the Arts centre Alison starting to do weaving now and shes geting better at weaving trying to learn more but when she was 15 years old she was whatching her Grandma weaving when she was in Yilan Outstation in remote Community and when her grandmother passed away. Alison started to do weaving in 2022 also for her future where she might be.
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