Traditionally, Nganiyal (conical mats) were used as an insect screen when erected, and as a sitting mat when folded. They are used in Ceremony as well as a functional item.
Nowadays, artists weave many different shapes including flat, round and oblong.
Name: Joanne Mombuyngu
Language: Ganalbingu
Biography:
Joanne ix the daughter of artist Joy Borruwa and the granddaughter of D. Djukulul. Her mari, D. Djukulul, was one of the first Yolngu women to begin to paint and paved the way for women not only being seen as weavers but also painters. Joanne learnt to paint by watching her mari and her mother paint and continues to paint her clans dreamings, song lines and story lines.
Bathi (Pandanus Basket) Bathi are woven from the split leaves of the Screw Palm (Pandanus Spiralis). Coil weaving was introduced to Arnhem Land in the 1930s. It was adapted from techniques used by Indigenous women Read more…
Raypiny Dhawu (Fresh Water Story) All Aboriginal people originate from a spiritual source, fixed in a particular place in their land or the sea. These ‘spiritual reservoirs’ are often in the form of special waterholes Read more…
