Djerrk (Bush String Bag) Djerrk (Bush String Bag) is a flexible, open weave bag made from the bark of Balgurr (red-flowered Kurrajong) but can also be made using Banyan Tree or the Cocky Apple Tree. The bark is harvested by cutting sections of the tree from the trunk. Depending on Read more…
Woven basket Pandanus fibre art is labour intensive requiring a high level of care and fine needlework. Finished works are both functional and beautiful. Women collect pandanus by pulling from the top of a pandanus tree, stripping then dying the leaves using natural bush colour.
Bush Utensil Holder Pandanus fibre art is labour intensive requiring a high level of care and fine needlework. Finished works are both functional and beautiful. Women collect pandanus by pulling from the top of a pandanus tree, stripping then dying the leaves using natural bush colour.
Woven flower Pandanus fibre art is labour intensive requiring a high level of care and fine needlework. Finished works are both functional and beautiful. Women collect pandanus by pulling from the top of a pandanus tree, stripping then dying the leaves using natural bush colour.
Freshwater barramundi and saltwater barramundi Djilpin Arts is a not for profit Aboriginal Corporation that promotes the maintenance, development and transmission of traditional cultural knowledge systems. For two decades, Djilpin Arts has been working on country with kin and culture, across generations. Our activities are rich in spirit, bringing, healing Read more…
Dimbuka and stone spears This painting represents five dimbuka dilly bags surrounded by many stone spears. It is a Wägilak story. Djilpin Arts is a not for profit Aboriginal Corporation that promotes the maintenance, development and transmission of traditional cultural knowledge systems. For two decades, Djilpin Arts has been working Read more…
Barramundi between saltwater and reshwater The painting represents a barramundi in the sand between the rough saltwater at the bottom and the quieter, more clear freshwater at the top. This barramundi travels to the saltwater for food and then returns to the freshwater afterwards. Djilpin Arts is a not for Read more…
Bäru Dhäwu (Crocodile Story) Bäru (the crocodile man), was from the Gumatj clan. People usually call him Gurdu Gurdu or Bäru which means crocodile. He lived his life at a place called Yirrkala. Living near him were other people, and when Bäru didn’t have enough to eat he began to Read more…
Lorrpu ga Marrngu in the Mayku tree This painting depicts Lurrpu (Sulphur-crested cockatoo) and Marrngu (possum) in a Mayku Tree (Paper Bark Tree) and is a song line for the Gupapuyngu people. In the song line the Lurrpu feed on nuts and seeds of the Mayku Tree across the vast Read more…
Country “My mother’s, my great-grandmother’s and my grandfather’s Country. When we go out on Country, you can feel Country — and Country feels you. I feel blessed for such a beautiful Country. It’s emotional, hearing stories about my old people. I love painting desert colours because that’s where our old Read more…