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Magabala (Bush Banana) on Black Linen – Martha Lee

Magabala (Bush Banana) on linen I by Martha Lee 2016

Lengths of handprinted screen printed fabric on 100% linen 137cm wide

The weight of the fabric is 210gsm

The base fabric is black and is a three-colour print with mustard, light brown and cream details.

Martha Lee is a Yawuru and Karajarri woman from Broome. She began her art career in 2005 and is one of Nagula Jarndu’s more senior artists. Her art has a strong sense of pattern and colour inspired by the Kimberley landscape and traditional stories.

Magabala (Bush Banana) are in fruit in the season of Man-gala the wet season when there are plenty of rain and thunderstorms and plants are growing fast.

Categories: Nagula Jarndu Aboriginal Women's Art Centre

Name: Martha Lee

Language: Karajarri, Yawuru

Community: Broome

Biography:

Martha Lee is a Yawuru and Karrajarri woman from Broome. 

Martha is one of Nagula Jarndu’s senior artists and has been with the art centre since the 1980’s. Martha’s work is strongly influenced by the six Yawuru seasons- Laja. Man-gala, Marrul, Wirralburu, Barrgana and Wirlburu and she creates work built around what is happening during that time- bush tukka and medicine that is in season, weather patterns, fishing and hunting events and animal life. She has been taught to respect these seasonal changes and understand the practices required at that time- what food to eat, where to camp, tides to fish etc. Martha has a strong sense of pattern and linework in her art and uses these elements to represent patterns on country - tidal lines, wind tracks in the desert sand, or marks made by creatures as they travel across the land and sea.

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