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Dikal – Bird/s These birds are Australian wildlife. Some of these birds are Aboriginal bush-tucker and some are messenger birds which mean some of them have different meanings such as death, sickness, and love.
Dikal – Bird/s These birds are Australian wildlife. Some of these birds are Aboriginal bush-tucker and some are messenger birds which mean some of them have different meanings such as death, sickness, and love.
Gunga, Pandanus Mat. DC My painting depicts the Gunga, a woven Pandanus Mat. I learnt how to weave by my mother. She taught me how to make baskets from pandanus using the coiling technique. I learnt how make string bags, dilly bags and woven mats during a workshop for junior Read more…
Art Centre notes: Image size: 40 x 60 cm, Paper size: 60cm x 80 cm The artwork is a ‘pochoir’ print, or monoprint, printed on BFK Rives paper (100% cotton rag with strong archival properties).
Art Centre notes: Image size: 40 x 60 cm, Paper size: 60cm x 80 cm The artwork is a ‘pochoir’ print, or monoprint, printed on BFK Rives paper (100% cotton rag with strong archival properties).
Baru Dhawu (Crocodile Story) Baru (the crocodile man), was from the Gumatj clan. People usually call him Gurdu Gurdu or Baru which means crocodile. He lived his life at a place called Yirrkala. Living near him were other people, and when Baru didn’t have enough to eat he began to Read more…
KAMBI – Fashion Collection, Lila Creek – Baral Print I am a Nyungkul woman from Shipton’s Flat, my mother’s Country. My dad was a Kaanju man from the Coen area. This fabric print represents Bara which means tracks and what animals are travelling around. Some of the tracks we see are from kurriyala, snake, walkarr, Read more…
Kiju – Crab Kiju (mud crab) is very good eating. I have been hunting kiju with my family all my life. We make a fire on the beach and wait for it to die down and then cook the kiju on the coals. In my culture, we leave the shell where we catch the kiju so Read more…
Kiju – Crab Kiju (mud crab) is very good eating. I have been hunting kiju with my family all my life. We make a fire on the beach and wait for it to die down and then cook the kiju on the coals. In my culture, we leave the shell where we catch the kiju so Read more…
Art Centre notes: The bag is made of natural raffia / cotton / jute. It is made using a traditional ‘one twist’ method. The dyes are commercial and colour fast.
Art Centre notes: The bag is made of natural raffia / cotton / jute. It is made using a traditional ‘one twist’ method. The dyes are commercial and colour fast.