Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands art centre
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East McDonnell Ranges, NT East Mac – Story other side of Ross River – sacred site for the women.
Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands art centre
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Bush Area Near Areyonga, NT My father and I are from Areyonga. It is a special place for us and the Dreaming related to it is secret. I learned this story from my grandfather, he used to tell me the story of the countryside.
Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands art centre
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Para Ingkwia Para Ingkwia – this is about the Gumtree and the hills and the spinifex and the Grass belongs to the creek sands. There are birds flying in the dark and cloudy blue sky.; it is clear sky further away. The black cockatoos are flying towards the old gumtree.
Djilpin Arts Aboriginal Corporation
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Woven Mat Fibre Art is an ancient Aboriginal women’s craft that is still made today using the same techniques as their ancestors. Making fibre art is labour intensive and much care and fine needlework is required to ensure the finished object is both functional and beautiful. Fibre art from Ghunmarn Read more…
Djilpin Arts Aboriginal Corporation
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Filesnake, Barramundi & Rainbow Serpent This painting depicts a filesnake (top), barramundi (middle) and rainbow serpent (bottom). All are hiding among freshwater lily pads. Painting has been completed using a handmade grass reed brush called Jarlk. This is harvested from billabongs and wet areas surrounding Beswick. Raark or fine line Read more…
Bula'bula Arts
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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 throughout South East Australia.
Maningrida Arts & Culture
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Mat 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 Read more…
Shire of East Pilbara (Martumili Artists)
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Minnie Mintern How did you get to this style of painting? “Do you mean, what have I done with my life? (chuckles to herself) To me these paintings are a sense of energy. So if I see someone and they’re happy, I paint a happy vibe. Cos their spirit is Read more…
Shire of East Pilbara (Martumili Artists)
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Untitled This work portrays an area known to the artist, painted here from memory. During the pujiman (traditional, desert dwelling) era one’s survival depended on their intimate knowledge of the location of resources; thus physical elements of Country, such as sources of kapi (water), tali (sandhills), and different varieties of Read more…