SJB: “Ngayu kuku balkan” (my story). Black State. Kuku Yalanji (talk of this place) – pronounced Guh-guh Yell-an-gee Ngayu kuku balkan (my story) – pronounced ngay-yuh guh-guh bul-gun Wurarr-wurarr (dragonfly) – pronounced oo-rard-oo-rard Kuku Yalanji people are the Traditional Owners of the celebrated Read more…
SJB: “Ngayu kuku balkan” (my story). Black State. Kuku Yalanji (talk of this place) – pronounced Guh-guh Yell-an-gee Ngayu kuku balkan (my story) – pronounced ngay-yuh guh-guh bul-gun Wurarr-wurarr (dragonfly) – pronounced oo-rard-oo-rard Kuku Yalanji people are the Traditional Owners of the celebrated Read more…
SJB: “Ngayu kuku balkan” (my story). Black State. Kuku Yalanji (talk of this place) – pronounced Guh-guh Yell-an-gee Ngayu kuku balkan (my story) – pronounced ngay-yuh guh-guh bul-gun Wurarr-wurarr (dragonfly) – pronounced oo-rard-oo-rard Kuku Yalanji people are the Traditional Owners of the celebrated Read more…
Ray A variety of rays are found around our island home, from the shallow waters of the shoreline to the reefs and deeper waters. This ray has been created by stitching reclaimed fishing net, rope and twine. Reclaimed fishing nets Read more…
Bathi (Pandanus Basket) Yolŋu weavers of Arnhem Land create utilitarian, ceremonial, and decorative pieces using naturally sourced materials. This Bathi (Pandanus Basket) is made from young Pandanus spiralis leaves, harvested with a wooden hook, stripped of prickles, and dried to Read more…
Dhawurr or Batjbarra (Fish Trap) Dhawurr, or Batjbarra, is a traditional fishing method used by Indigenous people in the Arafura Swamp and surrounding wetlands of Arnhem Land. Yolŋu now prefer the modern fishing methods of reels and bait, however, weavers Read more…
Kulyakartu “Kulyakartu, with the sand dunes and the plants, the grass. The season is cold time, after rain, after the rain when it gets green and the different types of grass grow. We are painting about Kulyakartu, I am painting Read more…
Kulyakartu “Kulyakartu, with the sand dunes and the plants, the grass. The season is cold time, after rain, after the rain when it gets green and the different types of grass grow. We are painting about Kulyakartu, I am painting Read more…
Untitled This work portrays an area of Country that can be interpreted in multiple ways. Firstly, the image may be read as an aerial representation of a particular location known to the artist- either land that they or their Read more…
Kulyakartu “Kulyakartu, with the sand dunes and the plants, the grass. The season is cold time, after rain, after the rain when it gets green and the different types of grass grow. We are painting about Kulyakartu, I am painting Read more…