Name: Simone Namunjdja
Language: Kuninjku
Community: Maningrida
Biography:
Simone is part of the next generation of young Kuninjku artists. Daughter of Pamela Namunjdja, she uses a palette of black and white like other artistic family members Susan Marawarr and Carissa Gurwalwal.
Working predominately in carved wooden sculptures, Namunjdja uses thin and delicate branches of Kurrajong to depict manifesations of the mimih spirit.
Nguyno (flower) 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 Read more…
Coil Basket Coil basketry is a well-established fibre art form in the Maningrida region, especially for women from the Kuninjku, Rembarrnga, Ndjebbana and Nakkara language groups. Artists make coiled baskets of many shapes and sizes, Read more…
Warraburnburn In Burarra and Gun-nartpa languages the figure represented in this artwork is generally known as a wangarra ‘ghost spirit’. For the Warrawarra clan ghost spirits have their own particular characteristics and their own name – Warraburnburn. The Warraburnburn Read more…