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: Michelle Gularbanga Baker
Language: Burarra
Community: Maningrida
Biography:
Michelle is a Burrara weaver who resides in Managingrida community, her mothers country is Yilan and her fathers is Milingimbi Island. Her and her sisters are all accomplished weavers.
Michelle and her sister's weavings are all easily recognisable by their signature use of bands Purple, white, red and yellow naturally dyed Pandanus.
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Jinimbu (Spanish mackerel) Bark paintings have a long cultural tradition, believed to extend back many thousands of years. In northern Australia, the walls of bark shelters in the Kimberley and Arnhem Land may well have been painted to Read more…
Jinimbu (Spanish mackerel) Bark paintings have a long cultural tradition, believed to extend back many thousands of years. In northern Australia, the walls of bark shelters in the Kimberley and Arnhem Land may well have been painted to Read more…