Yinjaa-Barni Art
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Wildflowers of the Sweet Potato Plant These are the purple flowers of the sweet potato. This is a bush food that grows under the ground. You have to dig very deep to find it. It can be cooked on the Read more…
WARMUN ART
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Joomooloony (Boab tree) Joomooloony (he Kimberley Boab tree), through all the different seasons and colours. Some of the Boabs are burnt, some with nuts and some green and dry.
WARMUN ART
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Goorra-goorran Country- Special Water “Goorra-goorran Country is my grandfather’s Country – Sandy Thomas. This painting represents a special waterhole way out there; the bright section in the middle is special healing water. “In the early days you would go and drink it Read more…
Purple Emu Art Centre
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Mili I am a Jalanji saltwater woman. Jalanji people have lots of stories about the reef. My painting’s story is about Mili (stinging jellyfish) stirring out on the reef. We were taught at a young age to watch out because Read more…
Bula'bula Arts
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Lidji Lidji (Finch) This artwork represents totemic finches. These birds herald the beginning of the dry season and are associated with the Ganalbingu clan. Lidji Lidji are also represented in ceremonial song and dance.
Bula'bula Arts
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Ganybu (Fishing Net/Drag Net) This is a story from the old times, about how Yolngu ancestors used to live. Here the men are in the Arafura Swamp, catching the fish with a drag net, through the flooded plains and into the Read more…
Bula'bula Arts
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Mapu (egg) Eggs are very important to Yolngu people. They are very common in the bush from both birds and reptiles such as magpie geese, lizards, turtles and crocodiles. They are used in ceremony and a food source. The artists Read more…
Bula'bula Arts
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Woven Mat Traditionally, Nganiyal (conical mats) were used as an insect screen when erected, and as a sitting mat when folded. They are used in Ceremony as well as a functional item. Nowadays, artists weave many different shapes including flat, Read more…
Bula'bula Arts
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Gumang (Magpie Geese) The Yolngu people of Arnhem Land originate from a spiritual source, fixed in a particular place in their land or the sea. These ‘Spiritual Reservoirs’ are often in the form of special waterholes made by Wangarr (Creative Read more…
Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation
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man-kurdudjumuk – yellow colour 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 Read more…