Bamanga Bubu Ngadimunku Aboriginal Corporation
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Kakan (Black Palm) Dillybag. Our ancestors used Kakan (Black Palm) dilly bags to carry food when out hunting and gathering or soak bitter yams in creeks before cooking them. They were also used to hold personal items. When I was a young girl my grandmother would teach me how to Read more…
Djilpin Arts Aboriginal Corporation
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Hairy Yams This painting depicts three bush yams, sometimes known as hairy yams. These are a prized bush tucker and one of the tastiest yams available, somewhat similar in taste to a commercially bought sweet potato. Painting has been completed in stark contrast colours using a handmade Jarlk brush harvested from local Read more…
Moa Arts
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Lagau Pui V1/4 Mua Island is surrounded by nature gumtrees. Three species I’ve focused on this prints that plays as natures calendar to our mualgal people “tra-blood wood gum, “piwie”, Acacia “aragar- golden wattle. These blooms during the monsoon season indicating the abundance of trevally and garfish a hungry and Read more…
Moa Arts
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Pewie Pui V3/4 Did this print in memory of my eldest sister. This was from a memory of a tree that stood outside my grand uncles house “ sapu mudh”. I have witnessed true love between my sister and husband when they would sit under this tree countless time. Each Read more…
Bamanga Bubu Ngadimunku Aboriginal Corporation
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Ngawiya (Sea Turtle) In the past, sea turtles were an important food source for Kuku Yalanji people. Only men were allowed to hunt them. The men were also responsible for cooking them in a ground oven and distributing the meat to all the families. We ate turtle meat on special occasions such as the Read more…
Bamanga Bubu Ngadimunku Aboriginal Corporation
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Kiju (Mud Crab) Mud crabs are one of our favourite foods. We collect the crabs in the mangroves and share them with our families.
Moa Arts
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Migi abau 1 OF 1 Migi abau this print titled “mini abau” is about the fruit of the noni fruit tree and its fruits is used for. The noni fruit can be used to make hot to cold drinks and act as a remedy if you have a sore throat. Read more…