Ngalyod (Rainbow Serpent) The rainbow serpent is a powerful ancestral being for Aboriginal people throughout Australia. Characteristics of the rainbow serpent vary greatly from group to group and also depending on the site. Often viewed as a female generative figure, the rainbow serpent can sometimes also be male. She has both Read more…
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…
Woven Mat Traditionally, Nganiyal (conical mats) were used as an insect screen when erected, and as a sitting mat when folded. They are used in Ceremony as well as a functional item. Nowadays, artists weave many different shapes including flat, round and oblong.
Wak Wak This painting depicts a sacred site at ‘Kurrurldul’, an outstation south of Maningrida. The ‘rarrk’, or abstract crosshatching, on this work represents the design for the crow totem ancestor called ‘Djimarr’. Today this being exists in the form of a rock, which is permanently submerged at the bottom Read more…
Status: Stock Jellyfish Kids T-shirt 100% cotton, preshrunk, soft style, set in sleeve. Designed by Lavinia Ketchell and hand screen printed in the Erub studio, featuring the Popwag (jelly fish). Any inconsistencies are an inherent quality of a handmade product and should be treated with care and treasured. Debi Ari – Good Read more…
Status: Stock Turtle Kids T-shirt 100% cotton, preshrunk, soft style, set in sleeve. Designed by Lizzie Thaiday and hand screen printed in the Erub studio, featuring a little family of green sea turtle swimming in search of food. Any inconsistencies are an inherent quality of a handmade product and should Read more…