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Kungkarrangkalpa (Seven Sisters) ‘Kungkarrangkalpa’ (The Seven Sisters or Pleaides) is significant Tjukurrpa (dreamtime). Its origins you may be familiar with in astronomy and its connection to ‘Wati Nyiru’ (Magic Man or Orion).  The roots of this dreaming stems across indigenous groups around the world. The Australian Aboriginal songline is one Read more…

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Gapamada (stone axe) Gapamada are ground-edged stone axes that were used as weapons, chopping tools to chop wood, remove tree barks, butcher large animals, and during ceremonial practices. Designed over 60,000 years ago, gapamada are usually rounded or oval in shape and are made from hard types of stone, particularly Read more…

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Selina Pula Teece – Wildflowers The wildflowers grow in my country after the rains. They grow around Antarrengeny (pronounced an-darra-nin-yah) when I walk through the bush and I see the wildflowers they bring me happiness and inspire me to paint them

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Selina Pula Teece – Wildflowers The wildflowers grow in my country after the rains. They grow around Antarrengeny (pronounced an-darra-nin-yah) when I walk through the bush and I see the wildflowers they bring me happiness and inspire me to paint them

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Woven Stingray Yolŋu weavers of Arnhem Land craft both utilitarian and ceremonial objects using naturally sourced materials, with more recent works also including decorative pieces, such as this woven stingray. The primary material used in this piece is the young, green leaves of the Pandanus spiralis tree, that were harvested Read more…

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Woven Stingray Yolŋu weavers of Arnhem Land craft both utilitarian and ceremonial objects using naturally sourced materials, with more recent works also including decorative pieces, such as this woven stingray. The primary material used in this piece is the young, green leaves of the Pandanus spiralis tree, that were harvested Read more…

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