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Kurrurldurl – Milmilngkan In this work Semeria depicts the designs and country of the Kurulk clan estate. Whilst it is an ‘outside’ or public design that she has the authority to depict, rarrk (cross-hatching) is considered sacred and powerful to all Kuninjku artists as it is the energy of the ancestor beings. Read more…

Bush Jewellery – Earrings The women of Maningrida and surrounding homelands use a combination of locally found seeds, bone and shells to make a variety of jewellery including necklaces. earrings and bracelets.  Many of the artists use complex patterns and designs to make their beautiful creations.

Bush Jewellery – Earrings The women of Maningrida and surrounding homelands use a combination of locally found seeds, bone and shells to make a variety of jewellery including necklaces. earrings and bracelets.  Many of the artists use complex patterns and designs to make their beautiful creations.

Bush Jewellery – Earrings The women of Maningrida and surrounding homelands use a combination of locally found seeds, bone and shells to make a variety of jewellery including necklaces. earrings and bracelets.  Many of the artists use complex patterns and designs to make their beautiful creations.

Bush Jewellery – Earrings The women of Maningrida and surrounding homelands use a combination of locally found seeds, bone and shells to make a variety of jewellery including necklaces. earrings and bracelets.  Many of the artists use complex patterns and designs to make their beautiful creations.

Coil Basket Coiling technique was introduced in the 1920s at Goulburn Island to the Maung people by missionaries and quickly spread to the mainland. Many artists produce coiled baskets of varied shapes, ranging from small round baskets to large oval baby baskets made from dyed pandanus. Artists combine colours and Read more…

Djurn (Black-nosed snake) This installations shows when the djurn (black-nosed snake) are sung by a cleverman.  When the man places a rock in a glass it starts to ‘sing’ the black-nosed snakes.  They rise up and call the rain to create a billabong but it is dangerous as they can Read more…