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The ancient gift of hope. Once upon a time an ancient tribe upon an island filled with rich plants and fish, until they were struck with an unforgiving plague of misfortune which lead the tribe to starvation, a brave and malnourished man stood up on his toes, with every little Read more…

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Yawkyawk Sari Deborah Kamanj Wurrkidj b. 1971, Darwin, Australia YAWKYAWK (YOUNG WOMAN SPIRIT) Janet Kalidjan Marawarr b. 1962, Oenpelli, Australia YAWKYAWK LA NGALNG (YOUNG WOMAN SPIRIT AND YABBY) Owen Ngarridj Yalandja b. 1962, Oenpelli, Australia YAWKYAWK (YOUNG WOMAN SPIRIT) Joy Bulandjan Garlbin b. 1959, Maningrida, Australia DJÓMI (MERMAID) Elizabeth Gochan Read more…

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Yawkyawk Sari Deborah Kamanj Wurrkidj b. 1971, Darwin, Australia YAWKYAWK (YOUNG WOMAN SPIRIT) Janet Kalidjan Marawarr b. 1962, Oenpelli, Australia YAWKYAWK LA NGALNG (YOUNG WOMAN SPIRIT AND YABBY) Owen Ngarridj Yalandja b. 1962, Oenpelli, Australia YAWKYAWK (YOUNG WOMAN SPIRIT) Joy Bulandjan Garlbin b. 1959, Maningrida, Australia DJÓMI (MERMAID) Elizabeth Gochan Read more…

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Yawkyawk Sari Deborah Kamanj Wurrkidj b. 1971, Darwin, Australia YAWKYAWK (YOUNG WOMAN SPIRIT) Janet Kalidjan Marawarr b. 1962, Oenpelli, Australia YAWKYAWK LA NGALNG (YOUNG WOMAN SPIRIT AND YABBY) Owen Ngarridj Yalandja b. 1962, Oenpelli, Australia YAWKYAWK (YOUNG WOMAN SPIRIT) Joy Bulandjan Garlbin b. 1959, Maningrida, Australia DJÓMI (MERMAID) Elizabeth Gochan Read more…

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Yawkyawk Sari Deborah Kamanj Wurrkidj b. 1971, Darwin, Australia YAWKYAWK (YOUNG WOMAN SPIRIT) Janet Kalidjan Marawarr b. 1962, Oenpelli, Australia YAWKYAWK LA NGALNG (YOUNG WOMAN SPIRIT AND YABBY) Owen Ngarridj Yalandja b. 1962, Oenpelli, Australia YAWKYAWK (YOUNG WOMAN SPIRIT) Joy Bulandjan Garlbin b. 1959, Maningrida, Australia DJÓMI (MERMAID) Elizabeth Gochan Read more…

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AN-GUJECHIYA (FISH TRAP) AND JIN-MERDAWA (MERMAID) Elizabeth Gochan Wullunmingu b. 1972, Darwin, Australia AN-GUJECHIYA (FISH TRAP) JIN-MERDAWA (MERMAID) Woodblock print and Lambadi embroidery on handwoven kala cotton Pigment print with organic dyes Design brief by Bábbarra Women’s Centre Print composition by Anshu Arora and Prithi Pais Printed by artisans at Read more…

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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…

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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…

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