Mimih Spirit Aboriginal people of western Arnhem Land say that their Mimih rock pictures were painted not by humans but by the Mimih spirits. The drawings, usually in red ochre, show elegant, graceful stick-like human figures in action – fighting, Read more…
Mamurrkbijinungkwa (Hunting Spear) Leanne and Joshua collect wood together, they bend spears over fire to make them straight, help each other by stripping, bending, and carving the wood into spears. Leanne paints the spears and Josh does the cutting and Read more…
Rarrk This rarrk (cross-hatching) design has been achieved using a manyilk. Manyilk is a sedge grass, dried and shaved down to create an extremely fine paint brush.
Amreba A simple bowl used to store and carry food and other items. Joshua has carved this piece from heavy Ironwood
Waterhole at Dilebang Dilebang is a sacred place, belonging to members of the Kurulk clan. Ngalyod (Rainbow Serpent), lives in the waterhole with a single Carpenteria palm tree growing out of her back, it is known to many that the Read more…
Gay’wu from Ngalindipuy dhäwu (bag from Moon Story) This story has been told by old people when they heard this story. I heard from my grandma too. It’s a dream time story. Long time ago there live Moon he live Read more…
Balgurr naku raki wungili (Kurrajong bark string picture) At the end of May 2024, Bula’bula artists, along with Milingimbi Arts and Culture, Maningrida Arts, and Gapuwiak Arts, were invited to attend the Langarra Bush Gallery—a three-day camp that included an Read more…
Matjka (Ceremonial Body Wear) Matjka are ceremonial body adornments made from balgurr (Kurrajong). The bark is stripped from the tree, smashed with a rock to soften then boiled, sometimes with natural bush dyes. The balgurr is then rolled in the Read more…
Matjka (Ceremonial Body Wear) Matjka are ceremonial body adornments made from balgurr (Kurrajong). The bark is stripped from the tree, smashed with a rock to soften then boiled, sometimes with natural bush dyes. The balgurr is then rolled in the Read more…
Balgurr naku raki wungili (Kurrajong bark string picture) At the end of May 2024, Bula’bula artists, along with Milingimbi Arts and Culture, Maningrida Arts, and Gapuwiak Arts, were invited to attend the Langarra Bush Gallery—a three-day camp that included an Read more…