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Arafura Palm

With its massive trunk it is one of Australia’s most imposing palms and it has a spectacular single display of flowering and fruiting before dying.

This is part of JB’s Dhuwa moiety

Categories: Bula'bula Arts

Name: JB Fisher

Language: Marrangu

Community: Ramingining

Biography:

JB started painting for Bula’Bula Arts in around 1994. He spends his time between Ramingining and Maningrida, painting for both art centres and has also worked as a conservator for both art centres.

JB is committed to painting in natural bush ochres. He specialises in bark paintings and hollow logs which, in the main, depict stories about honey, (colloquially known as sugarbag) and bush tucker.

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