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Status: Stock Make it Real Magnet by Rona Bin Hitam Nilamarr (Abalone)  Nilamarr in Baard Language also means ‘ear’. Nilamarr are good eating, and the opalescent shells were once used for making buttons. Rona spent much of her childhood collecting shells on the reef to trade in Broome. Shells were a major export used for button manufacturing overseas, before plastic completely replaced the industry.   ————————————————————————- Make it Real Make it Real is a project delivered Read more…

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Status: Stock Make it Real Tea Towel by Rona Bin Hitam Nilamarr (Abalone)  Nilamarr in Baard Language also means ‘ear’. Nilamarr are good eating, and the opalescent shells were once used for making buttons. Rona spent much of her childhood collecting shells on the reef to trade in Broome. Shells were a major export used for button manufacturing overseas, before plastic completely replaced the industry.   ————————————————————————- Make it Real Make it Real is a project Read more…

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Status: Stock Make it Real Scrunchie Set by Rona Bin Hitam Garra Gangji (Shell skeleton)   In Baard Language and Culture there is a distinction between the creature that lives in the shell and the Shell skeleton. The Garra Gangji is what’s left over when you eat the animal inside, or the animal dies and the Garra Gangji washes up on the beach. We collect live shells Read more…

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Status: Stock Make it Real Magnet by Ruby Djikarra Alderton Waterlillies This image is inspired by my mother’s country and my birth place Yirrkala, North-East Arnhem Land NT. This story in particular depicts the billabongs and waterways across our beautiful country.   This is not a “traditional story” as such however fresh & salt waters, Read more…

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Status: Stock Make it Real Tea Towel by Ruby Djikarra Alderton Rowu (Morning Glory) This image depicts a costal plant that grows on my mother’s country and my birthplace Yirrkala, North-East Arnhem Land NT.  This is not a traditional story as such. Although the waters, the currents, the tides, the land Read more…

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Status: Stock Make it Real Scrunchie Set by Ruby Djikarra Alderton Rulyapa This image depicts the salt waters of my mother’s country and my birth place Yirrkala, North-East Arnhem Land NT. This story in particular depicts the water channel in between the mainland of Yirrkala and the island of Dhambaliya ( Bremer Island ). This channel of Read more…

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Status: Stock Make it Real Bag Charm by Ruby Djikarra Alderton Rowu (Morning Glory) This image depicts a costal plant that grows on my mother’s country and my birthplace Yirrkala, North-East Arnhem Land NT.  This is not a traditional story as such. Although the waters, the currents, the tides, the land Read more…

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Status: Stock Make it Real Magnet by Rekeshia Goodwin New Life Hi, it’s Rekeshia here! I’d like to share a bit about myself. Throughout my life, I’ve been fortunate to have many teachers, from my grandfathers and grandmothers to simply trying new things. I’ve spent time with my family, watching them engage with their art.  My grandfather taught me how to Read more…

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Status: Stock Make it Real Tea Towel by Rekeshia Goodwin Ocean Currents Hi, it’s Rekeshia here! I’d like to share a bit about myself. Throughout my life, I’ve been fortunate to have many teachers, from my grandfathers and grandmothers to simply trying new things. I’ve spent time with my family, watching them engage with their art.  My grandfather taught me how Read more…

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