Sunset frangipani There are many different types of frangipanis on the island. My favourite is the sunset-coloured frangipani. Art Centre notes: The artwork is a (colour reduction) lino print, printed on BFK Rives paper. (100% cotton rag with strong archival properties). Paper Size: 57 x 38cm Artist: Fiona Mosby Read more…
Mako (Key F#, Toot G#) Key: F#Toot: G# Didjeridus from this region are made in the West Arnhem style. Called Mago, they’re different and special and follow the tradition made famous by Beswick’s Mago Master, elder David Blanasi. Ghunmarn didjeridus are sourced on country, and hand cut from Woolybutt trees. Artists Read more…
Bailinyin – Eileen Bray Joomena The painting is of the country of Spring Vale Station, Bailinyin. Recently, in the wet season, Rusty traveled to this place with his grandchildren. There they were shown how to catch and kill a goanna, they learnt new Gija words, they learnt about Rusty’s life Read more…
Gilbunj Country- Violet Vally/Mabel Downs Gilbunj country (MABEL DOWNS) My Grandfather Country, My Mother’s- Shirley Purdie Birth Place.
Woven Dragonfly This finely crafted hand woven dragonfly is a cheerful reminder of the real dry season dragonflies. Signalling in the dry season, dragonflies are ubiquitous with dry winds, cool nights and saying goodbye to the wet season! Our ridiculously talented pandanus artists are continuing to push their skills and techniques Read more…
Kali Kali These Kali Kali, or boomerang shaped clapsticks can be used for both ceremonial or hunting purposes. Carved from White Gum timber, they have been hand finished using boiled linseed oil. Wood carving has always been part of Aboriginal culture and Djilpin artists continue this tradition. Men carved wood for Read more…
Clapsticks Wood carving has always been part of Aboriginal culture and Djilpin artists continue this tradition. Men carved wood for many purposes – tools for hunting or gathering food, axes and knives for building shelters, spears and clubs for protection of their lives and territory, objects for ceremony and to Read more…
Ngaginyji Joomooloony- ‘My boab tree’ by Eileen Bray This painting is about Joomena’s Ngaginyji Joomooloony, her boab tree. “The boab tree we are born under becomes our special tree; this one is Ngaginyji Joomooloony, which means ‘My Boabtree’” Eileen Bray Joomena was born on the side of a dusty highway Read more…
Clapsticks Wood carving has always been part of Aboriginal culture and Djilpin artists continue this tradition. Men carved wood for many purposes – tools for hunting or gathering food, axes and knives for building shelters, spears and clubs for protection of their lives and territory, objects for ceremony and to Read more…
Rainforest Shield Traditional shields were carved from a single piece of timber cut from side of the buttress root of a rainforest fig-tree. The kidney shaped shields are unique to the rainforest Bama of Far North Queensland. They were decorated with clan, totem or moiety designs using natural ochres and Read more…