Coil Basket Coil basketry is a well-established fibre art form in the Maningrida region, especially for women from the Kuninjku, Rembarrnga, Ndjebbana and Nakkara language groups. Artists make coiled baskets of many shapes and sizes, ranging from small round baskets Read more…
Kudi (Barramundi) Kudi (Barramundi) is of great cultural importance for our Kuku Yalanji families. It is a major food source for us. We hunt them when they are fat. Kudi (Barramundi) is also one of a group of totem names that our Read more…
Mossman River Design The Mossman River is very important to me and my family. Laurence, my partner and the father of our 5 children, is one of the Traditional Owners of this area. We both grew up along the river Read more…
Currawong’s Calling The spirit of Currawongs calling. The sound of bush and countryside A call, a reminder of the land we live in The calling of the Currawongs sounding, connecting and binding people to country.
Woman, Person, Man Three panels, Three energies- Connected, equal, whole
Threatened She sits high up in the Manna Gum Tree. Overlooking her country she can see, patches of bushland sparsely spread apart. The trees she needs for survival and safety are across the pastures, and the busy roads. Over their Read more…
Desert to the Sea “I know it’s Karajarri land. We got Karajarri rock — three of them. There’s a salt place. There’s Bidyadanga. That’s called Black Rock. Did they tell you the story for that place?” – Bernadette Thomas This Read more…
What I Capture “What I capture is my inner belief as a Native Aboriginal Australian woman — a feeling of belonging to something bigger than myself. My work reflects that sense of connection. What inspires your belief?” “Women coming together Read more…