Banumbirr- Morning Star Ceremony (Dhuwa Moiety) Banumbirr – Morning Star Ceremony (Dhuwa moiety) The Morning Star Ceremony is from the Dhuwa moiety. I have painted the ceremony here. It’s got leaves from the banyan tree (ficus virnens) that makes figs for people to eat – they are part of our Read more…
Woven Mat Traditionally, Nganiyal (conical mats) were used as an insect screen when erected, and as a sitting mat when folded. They are used in Ceremony as well as a functional item. Nowadays, artists weave many different shapes including flat, round and oblong.
Lungurrma (North-east Wind) Lungurrma (North-east Wind) heralds the new season when seas are calm and new growth starts. The months for this type of wind are October to December. There are big clouds without thunder or rain. The triangular patterning represents monsoon clouds ‘standing up’ on the northern horizon. The Read more…
Au-gujechiya (fishtrap) Screen Print TITLE Au-gujechiya YEAR 2022 MEDIUM Screen print DETAILS 2 screen Au-gujechiya means fishtrap in the Burrarra language which is one of the traditional languages spoken in the Maningrida region. Elizabeth’s homeland is Gupanga, Arnhem Land which located on a saltwater estuary, a great place for catching fish. Elizabeth obtained Read more…
Au-gujechiya (fishtrap) Screen Print TITLE Au-gujechiya YEAR 2022 MEDIUM Screen print DETAILS 2 screen Au-gujechiya means fishtrap in the Burrarra language which is one of the traditional languages spoken in the Maningrida region. Elizabeth’s homeland is Gupanga, Arnhem Land which located on a saltwater estuary, a great place for catching fish. Elizabeth obtained Read more…
Ngalng Ngalng (fresh water yabby) ‘This is a story from Mankorlod. This is a djang story. This is the creation story about the fresh water yabby. Starting with the stone, that’s the raw one and the cooked one. The stone rock suddenly turned to ngalng, in a flash. Ngalng started Read more…
All the Minma “All the minma, ladies. Sitting along the river. Drinking the water, looking for bushtucker. All around Kiwirrkurra.” -Sharon Porter This site forms part of Sharon’s ngurra (home Country, camp) through her grandmother, Katjarra Butler. Located east of Kiwirrkurra, on Pintupi country. This story is part of a Read more…
Grandmother’s Country “They [a group of women] were sitting down, one rockhole there. All the bushtucker around.” – Sharon Palmer This story is part of a Jukurrpa story passed onto Sharon by her grandmother, Katjarra Butler. The term Jukurrpa is often translated in English as the ‘dreaming’, or ‘dreamtime’. It refers generally to Read more…
Minma Dancing “All the minma [ladies]. Dancing around. They was singing, dancing, all night. Digging stick. Holding kuturu [timber bowls used for carrying food and water] and wira [digging stick]. Around the fire. They made a big fire. Dancing all around it.” -Sharon Porter This story is part of a Read more…