Kaiela Arts Shepparton
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Warrors ‘Djibauga’ This painting tells a story of warriors participating in sacred ‘men’s business’ initiation ceremony. The white diamonds represent the Yorta Yorta men painting their body in white ochre for secret men’s initiation, getting a young man and putting him through lore. It also symbolizes ‘sorry business’, as they Read more…
Kaiela Arts Shepparton
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Two Rivers Meeting The meeting of two rivers on my country, Yorta Yorta land. The Dhungala river, known as the Murray River, and the Kaiela River, known as the Goulburn River. The diamond represents me at the river fishing and looking for bush tucker like grubs, Swan, Duck eggs, Goanna Read more…
Maningrida Arts & Culture
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Lorrkon (Hollow Log) The Lorrkon or bone pole coffin ceremony was the final ceremony in a sequence of mortuary rituals celebrated by the people of Arnhem Land. This ceremony involves the placing of the deceased’s bones into a hollow log which was decorated with painted clan designs and ceremonially placed Read more…
Maningrida Arts & Culture
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Mimih Spirit The mimih spirit exists in a realm that runs parallel to and mirrors many facets of human life, demonstrating the deep sense of time and place understood by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Such spirits feature importantly in relation to Aboriginal spirituality, cosmology, social and moral tales Read more…
Maningrida Arts & Culture
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Mimih Spirit The mimih spirit exists in a realm that runs parallel to and mirrors many facets of human life, demonstrating the deep sense of time and place understood by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Such spirits feature importantly in relation to Aboriginal spirituality, cosmology, social and moral tales Read more…
Maningrida Arts & Culture
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Mimih Spirit The mimih spirit exists in a realm that runs parallel to and mirrors many facets of human life, demonstrating the deep sense of time and place understood by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Such spirits feature importantly in relation to Aboriginal spirituality, cosmology, social and moral tales Read more…
Maningrida Arts & Culture
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Mimih Spirit The mimih spirit exists in a realm that runs parallel to and mirrors many facets of human life, demonstrating the deep sense of time and place understood by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Such spirits feature importantly in relation to Aboriginal spirituality, cosmology, social and moral tales Read more…