Bush Utensil Holder Pandanus fibre art is labour intensive requiring a high level of care and fine needlework. Finished works are both functional and beautiful. Women collect pandanus by pulling from the top of a pandanus tree, stripping then dying Read more…
Woven flower Pandanus fibre art is labour intensive requiring a high level of care and fine needlework. Finished works are both functional and beautiful. Women collect pandanus by pulling from the top of a pandanus tree, stripping then dying the Read more…
Freshwater barramundi and saltwater barramundi Djilpin Arts is a not for profit Aboriginal Corporation that promotes the maintenance, development and transmission of traditional cultural knowledge systems. For two decades, Djilpin Arts has been working on country with kin and culture, Read more…
Dimbuka and stone spears This painting represents five dimbuka dilly bags surrounded by many stone spears. It is a Wägilak story. Djilpin Arts is a not for profit Aboriginal Corporation that promotes the maintenance, development and transmission of traditional cultural Read more…
Barramundi between saltwater and reshwater The painting represents a barramundi in the sand between the rough saltwater at the bottom and the quieter, more clear freshwater at the top. This barramundi travels to the saltwater for food and then returns Read more…
Bäru Dhäwu (Crocodile Story) Bäru (the crocodile man), was from the Gumatj clan. People usually call him Gurdu Gurdu or Bäru which means crocodile. He lived his life at a place called Yirrkala. Living near him were other people, and Read more…
Lorrpu ga Marrngu in the Mayku tree This painting depicts Lurrpu (Sulphur-crested cockatoo) and Marrngu (possum) in a Mayku Tree (Paper Bark Tree) and is a song line for the Gupapuyngu people. In the song line the Lurrpu feed on Read more…
Country “My mother’s, my great-grandmother’s and my grandfather’s Country. When we go out on Country, you can feel Country — and Country feels you. I feel blessed for such a beautiful Country. It’s emotional, hearing stories about my old people. Read more…
Mangala Country “Mangala Country is in the Great Sandy Desert area, stretching to the river near and along the Liveringa River, and into the other part of the Martuwarra, near Udialla. The white in the painting represents the sacredness of Read more…
Mangala Country “Mangala Country is in the Great Sandy Desert area, stretching to the river near and along the Liveringa River, and into the other part of the Martuwarra, near Udialla. The white in the painting represents the sacredness of Read more…