Morning Star The ceremony known throughout Arnhem Land generically as Marradjiri is a ceremony of diplomacy given by one group to another to establish good relations and to strengthen kinship (for example by marriage) and economic ties (for example the sharing of clan estate resources). The central object in the Read more…
Ngalng and Duruk Ngalng (fresh water yabby) ‘This is a story from Mankorlod. This is a djang story. This is the creation story about the fresh water yabby. Starting with the stone, that’s the raw one and the cooked one. The stone rock suddenly turned to ngalng, in a flash. Read more…
Yawkyawk (young woman spirit) Yawkyawk is a word from the Aboriginal Kunwinjku language, meaning ‘young woman’ and ‘young woman spirit being’. Sometimes compared to the European notion of mermaids, yawkyawks are usually depicted with the tails of fish. They have long hair, associated with trailing blooms of algae, typically found Read more…
Yawkyawk (young woman spirit) Yawkyawk is a word from the Aboriginal Kunwinjku language, meaning ‘young woman’ and ‘young woman spirit being’. Sometimes compared to the European notion of mermaids, yawkyawks are usually depicted with the tails of fish. They have long hair, associated with trailing blooms of algae, typically found Read more…
Karlamilyi This is a collaborative work by Amy French and her sister, Lily Long, depicting Karlamilyi, also known as Rudall River National Park. The sisters say: “We are Warnman ladies, painting Kintyre and Karlamilyi. We can share this country.” Pinpi River flows through the central, long axis of this painting. Read more…
Canning Stock Route- Our Country Work on this painting commenced at Parnngurr Community in September 2011. The canvas was rolled out and Judith Anya Samson, under Kumpaya’s instruction, painted the road and waterholes. Mid way through the waterholes being put down Kumpaya jumped in and started painting with Judith, soon Read more…
Canning Stock Route- Our Country Work on this painting commenced at Parnngurr Community in September 2011. The canvas was rolled out and Judith Anya Samson, under Kumpaya’s instruction, painted the road and waterholes. Mid way through the waterholes being put down Kumpaya jumped in and started painting with Judith, soon Read more…
Canning Stock Route- Our Country Work on this painting commenced at Parnngurr Community in September 2011. The canvas was rolled out and Judith Anya Samson, under Kumpaya’s instruction, painted the road and waterholes. Mid way through the waterholes being put down Kumpaya jumped in and started painting with Judith, soon Read more…
Canning Stock Route- Our Country Work on this painting commenced at Parnngurr Community in September 2011. The canvas was rolled out and Judith Anya Samson, under Kumpaya’s instruction, painted the road and waterholes. Mid way through the waterholes being put down Kumpaya jumped in and started painting with Judith, soon Read more…
Canning Stock Route- Our Country Work on this painting commenced at Parnngurr Community in September 2011. The canvas was rolled out and Judith Anya Samson, under Kumpaya’s instruction, painted the road and waterholes. Mid way through the waterholes being put down Kumpaya jumped in and started painting with Judith, soon Read more…