Djomi (Fresh Water Spirit) This design depicts the story of the artist’s ancestral dreaming, the Djómi (Fresh Water Spirit). The Djómi figure is a mermaid-like spirit with fish tail that lives in the freshwater stream that flows out to the sea cliff near Maningrida. Djómi is known to be a Read more…
Djomi (Fresh Water Spirit) This design depicts the story of the artist’s ancestral dreaming, the Djómi (Fresh Water Spirit). The Djómi figure is a mermaid-like spirit with fish tail that lives in the freshwater stream that flows out to the sea cliff near Maningrida. Djómi is known to be a Read more…
Mankotbe (Bush Onion) Mankotbe (bush onion) grows under the ground, we follow the vine to dig it up. It is brown on the outside and white inside and we cook it on the fire, just like a potato. All the old people used to eat Mankotbe on my homeland. My Read more…
Bawáliba (Stone Country Mimih) “Bawáliba is the djang (Dreaming) of my mother and my uncles. They are good spirits, they protect us and they recognise families. They are really tall- just like human beings, like us. They dance late at night and have a lot of hair. In olden times, Read more…
Bawáliba (Stone Country Mimih) “Bawáliba is the djang (Dreaming) of my mother and my uncles. They are good spirits, they protect us and they recognise families. They are really tall- just like human beings, like us. They dance late at night and have a lot of hair. In olden times, Read more…
Mat Works in fibre from the Maningrida region are widely recognised as some of the finest in Australia. Artists confidently push the boundaries of fibre craft and cultural expression, adapting traditional techniques and forms to produce strikingly inventive and aesthetically exquisite artworks. Commonly used fibres include the leaves of pandanus Read more…
Wildflower Patch In spring I can never get over the beauty of these purple, mulla mulla flowers when they are in bloom along with the other yellow, pink and white flowers, and the yellow blue gum flower. It grows like a beautiful garden that you never have to water.
Wildflower Patch In spring I can never get over the beauty of these purple, mulla mulla flowers when they are in bloom along with the other yellow, pink and white flowers, and the yellow blue gum flower. It grows like a beautiful garden that you never have to water.
Wildflower Patch In spring I can never get over the beauty of these purple, mulla mulla flowers when they are in bloom along with the other yellow, pink and white flowers, and the yellow blue gum flower. It grows like a beautiful garden that you never have to water.
Wildflower Patch In spring I can never get over the beauty of these purple, mulla mulla flowers when they are in bloom along with the other yellow, pink and white flowers, and the yellow blue gum flower. It grows like a beautiful garden that you never have to water.