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Art Centre notes: The bag is made of natural raffia / jute. It is made using a traditional ‘one twist’ method. The dyes are commercial and colour fast. 

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Gindaja This painting is artwork one in a set of three. It expresses the importance and beauty of our native Australian animals. The name of this piece is “Gindaja” which is the name of cassowary in my traditional language Yidiny. Read more…

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Scrappeh coconut 1 OF 1 Scarppeh coconut is when we always collect coconuts to scrape for wakes (coconut oil) or used in cooking or squeezing the kaiak for its milk using a picket skin the coconut & scappeh the coconut Read more…

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Bathi (Pandanus Basket) Bathi are woven from the split leaves of the Screw Palm (Pandanus Spiralis). Coil weaving was introduced to Arnhem Land in the 1930s. It was adapted from techniques used by Indigenous women throughout South East Australia.

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Bigarrumudja emu This painting represents ulupna clan group of the Yorta Yorta tribe and emu ceremony. The emu is in x-ray style traditional way and represents love and Country. The dillybag represents our knowledge, magic, and the power of our Read more…

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