man-kurdudjumuk and ashes The striking yellow – gold hue comes from the root of the man-kurdudjumuk plant (coelospermum reticulatum) which has been harvested from the sandy country near the flood plains. This laborious and tiring process requires digging up the entire Read more…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Yawkyawk (Ngalkunburriyaymi) This is a depiction of Ngalkunburriyaymi or Yawkyawk, the fish-women spirit. Sometimes compared to the European notion of mermaids, they exist as spiritual beings living in freshwater streams, particularly those in the stone country. These water spirits are perhaps the most enigmatic, and are Read more…
Yawkyawk (Ngalkunburriyaymi) This is a depiction of Ngalkunburriyaymi or Yawkyawk, the fish-women spirit. Sometimes compared to the European notion of mermaids, they exist as spiritual beings living in freshwater streams, particularly those in the stone country. These water spirits are perhaps the most enigmatic, and are Read more…
Yirrajarra – That’s my country, that’s my place, that’s my camp “Yirrajarra, it’s a yinta (permanent spring) in Warman Country. That’s my camp, that’s my place, that’s my Country. Home there,” – Mitutu Mabel Wakarta (dec.) Yirrajarra comprises of two Read more…
Yirrajarra “Yirrajarra, it’s a yinta (permanent spring) in Warman Country. That’s my camp, that’s my place, that’s my Country. Home there,” – Mitutu Mabel Wakarta (dec.) Yirrajarra comprises of two soaks situated near Lake Auld, and north of Tiwa (Canning Read more…
Yirrajarra “Yirrajarra, it’s a yinta (permanent spring) in Warman Country. That’s my camp, that’s my place, that’s my Country. Home there,” – Mitutu Mabel Wakarta (dec.) Yirrajarra comprises of two soaks situated near Lake Auld, and north of Tiwa (Canning Read more…