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, Read more…
Raki (hand spun bush string) String is primarily made from the bark of Baḻgurr (Red-flowered Kurrajong – Brachychiton megaphyllus) but sometimes Banyan tree (Ficus virens) and Cocky Apple tree (Planchonia careya). Sections of the tree are cut, and depending on Read more…
Raki (hand spun bush string) String is primarily made from the bark of Baḻgurr (Red-flowered Kurrajong – Brachychiton megaphyllus) but sometimes Banyan tree (Ficus virens) and Cocky Apple tree (Planchonia careya). Sections of the tree are cut, and depending on Read more…
Raki (hand spun bush string) String is primarily made from the bark of Baḻgurr (Red-flowered Kurrajong – Brachychiton megaphyllus) but sometimes Banyan tree (Ficus virens) and Cocky Apple tree (Planchonia careya). Sections of the tree are cut, and depending on Read more…
Status: Stock Lily Flower by Evangeline Wilson “Since I’ve been growing up I’ve been looking at the water lily flower, when we were little and swimming in the billabong we would pick them. I’ve drawn the flower bud in the Read more…
Wak Wak (Crow) Wak is the language word for black crow in many Kakadu and West Arnhem language groups. It is also the name for a significant and sacred djang (dreaming) site in West Arnhem Land at a place called Read more…
Djulng (Bones of deceased ancestors) When artists depict Djulng, they represent the bones of deceased ancestors, deriving from the djang (dreaming) place, Dilebang. Dilebang is an extremely sacred site outside of Maningrida, that visitors and family members are strictly forbidden to visit or Read more…
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…
Kunkurra (Two Wind Dreaming) The artist has painted kunkurra, the spiralling wind associated with several sites in the Kardbam clan estate. On one level, this painting can be interpreted as a depiction of the mini-cyclones common during the wet season Read more…
