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Clapsticks Wood carving has always been part of Aboriginal culture. 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 Read more…

Clapsticks Wood carving has always been part of Aboriginal culture. 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 Read more…

Billabong Daga and Saltwater This painting was done in conjunction with nephew Franklin Westin. It depicts billabong and saltwater tucker including yam, waterlily, duck, longneck turtle, mussels, dew fish, flat tail catfish, Long Tom snake and brim. Djilpin Arts is Read more…

Djilpin Arts Djilpin Arts is a not for profit Aboriginal Corporation that promotes the maintenance, development and transmission of traditional cultural knowledge systems. Djilpin Arts specialises in art, live cultural performance, digital media, and produced the popular performance event – Read more…

Small Baby Basket Fibre Art is an ancient Aboriginal women’s craft that is still made today using the same techniques as their ancestors. Making fibre art is labour intensive and much care and fine needlework is required to ensure the Read more…

Pandanus Bird Fibre Art is an ancient Aboriginal women’s craft that is still made today using the same techniques as their ancestors. Making fibre art is labour intensive and much care and fine needlework is required to ensure the finished Read more…

Bush String Bag Bush String Bags are vastly more labour intensive than Pandanus fibre art. Depending on the size, literally hundreds of hours can go into making a bush string bag. Artists collect Anputput (Kurrajong, sounds like “but-but”), and then steam Read more…