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Makéddja (Turtle) Makéddja is the generic word for turtle in the Ndjébbana language of the Kunibidji people of Maningrida.
Makéddja (Turtle) Makéddja is the generic word for turtle in the Ndjébbana language of the Kunibidji people of Maningrida.
Holiday beach I’m at the beach and it’s beautiful i see clouds and boats, and a shark comes swimming up to me. I stop it. I just swim away.
Flower design with Rarrk This fabric was created using the linocut printing technique. The lino tile has been carved by the artist in Maningrida, and has been printed by hand using a variety of colours and layers. The linocut technique Read more…
The water serpent I see a snake in the water it just came back from the sea, it flows down, I look closer. It’s the water serpent i followed it all the way down to Barmah, Yorta Yorta country. The Read more…
Kunmadj and Cheeky Yam Deborah has depicted kunmadj (dillybag), which is a large woven collecting basket. These large bags are often made from the burney vine (Trophis scandens), a strong, pliable plant that grows along the ground and into the canopy of monsoon Read more…
Ngokngok (Owl) Ngokngok or mun-ngokngok is the Southern Boobook owl. Their clan is Warrawarra and the are connected to witch doctors and traditional healers.
Marrchila (Saltwater crocdile) Marrchila, ana-munya gu-nirra, gu-bugula a-waywunga a-boya, lika guna-gepiya, a-warrchinga a-rracha a-yurra. Nipa a-weya a-workiya, a-yinaga, “Garr-rru.” The crocodile swims around at night, then after sunrise it climbs up out of the water and lies in the sun Read more…