Status: Stock YAWKYAWK Crop Tee This is a depiction of Ngalkunburriyaymi or Yawkyawk, the fish-women spirit. Sometimes compared to the European notion of mermaids, they exist as spiritual beings living in freshwater streams, particularly those in the stone country. These water spirits are perhaps the most enigmatic, and are usually described and depicted with the tails Read more…
Status: Stock Maningrida Arts & Culture – Cap (black) Maningrida Arts & Culture is a pre-eminent site of contemporary cultural expression and art-making, abundant with highly collectable art and emerging talent. Through their homelands resource organisation, Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation, artists turned an art trade that began just over 50 years Read more…
Status: Stock Maningrida Arts & Culture – Bucket Hat (black) Maningrida Arts & Culture is a pre-eminent site of contemporary cultural expression and art-making, abundant with highly collectable art and emerging talent. Through their homelands resource organisation, Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation, artists turned an art trade that began just over 50 Read more…
Status: Stock Maningrida Arts & Culture – Black Tote Maningrida Arts & Culture is a pre-eminent site of contemporary cultural expression and art-making, abundant with highly collectable art and emerging talent. Through their homelands resource organisation, Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation, artists turned an art trade that began just over 50 years Read more…
Ganalbingu – Banda (Long Necked Turtle) The long necked turtle is a dreaming totem for the freshwater people, the Ganalbingu, whose country includes the World Heritage listed, Arafura Wetlands in Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory The Yolngu (people) of Arnhem Land originate from a spiritual source, fixed in a particular Read more…
Yawu We always look at the plants to know when it’s a good time to hunt or harvest certain foods. We hunt yawu from December to May. We know it’s the right time to hunt the yawu (stingray) because that’s when the wattle is flowering. We look out for its Read more…
Green and Blue Lines I Water colour pencils and paint give different looks and when dried it shows clear lines, reminds me of island mats. Art Centre notes: This artwork is a unique state, monotype screen print on BFK Rives paper (100% cotton rag paper with strong archival properties. Paper size; 76 Read more…
Brown Lines II Stripping banana trees looks like this when you cut in half and open. Ready to be washed in salt water then dried out for weaving bags and baskets. Art Centre notes: This artwork is a unique state, monotype screen print on BFK Rives paper (100% cotton rag paper with Read more…