Ikuntji Artists
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Ipalu – Bush Banana “Ipalu, bush banana. It’s an oval shape. There’s two ways of eating it, from the tree and cooking it in warm ashes.” – Joyce Dixon
Ikuntji Artists
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Wanpanpi – Bush Coconut “Wanpanpi, the bush coconut. You can’t just eat it because it has a hard shell. When you get it from the tree you have to hit it with a rock to open it up to see what kind is inside, then you can eat it. When Read more…
Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artists
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Yalpirakinu Yalpirakinu is Adrian’s mother’s country. Adrian’s mother is the late Eunice Napangardi, a well known painter herself. His artworks consistently refer to the desert mountains, ridges and trees which are part of Yalpirakinu. Using a restricted colour palette, Adrian’s brushwork is loaded with energy, drama and memories. He is a deliberate and Read more…
Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation
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Murnun (Dugong) Dugong can be found in the waters around Maningrida They are a protected species but do form part of a traditional manme (bushfood) diet for some saltwater communities.
Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation
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An-gujechiya (fishtrap) An-gujechiya is the word for fish trap in the Burarra language, which is one of the languages that continue to be spoken in the Djelk Indigenous Protected Region. Wullunmingu’s childhood home in Gupanga, Arnhem Land, is a saltwater estuary that is a great place for collecting crabs and Read more…
Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation
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Kunngol (cloud) This design depicts certain Kunngol (cloud) that signal to people of central Arnhem Land that the end of the wet season is approaching. After months of daily monsoonal rain in Arnhem Land, these clouds are light and fluffy, not like the dark, heavy clouds of the monsoonal sky. Read more…
