Wayuk (Waterlily) Wayuk (Waterlily) Nymphaea violacea. The stem of wayuk is a popular bushfood and the beautiful flower is enjoyed across Arnhem Land. This fabric was created using the linocut printing technique. The lino tile has been carved by the artist in Read more…
Wayuk (Waterlily) Wayuk (Waterlily) Nymphaea violacea. The stem of wayuk is a popular bushfood and the beautiful flower is enjoyed across Arnhem Land. This fabric was created using the linocut printing technique. The lino tile has been carved by the artist in Read more…
Warraburnburn In Burarra and Gun-nartpa languages the figure represented in this artwork is generally known as a wangarra ‘ghost spirit’. For the Warrawarra clan ghost spirits have their own particular characteristics and their own name – Warraburnburn. The Warraburnburn and the closely related Galabarrbarr Read more…
Ngarndúma (palm tree) Ngarndúma 2022 This is a kind of tall palm tree with one straight trunk growing in Arnhem Land. From Njamed.com: Kentia palm. Gronophyllum ramsayi; Carpentaria acuminata. Gender: djíya; Moiety: Yírriddjanga. N A. Karlakkalóddjarra márdba ka-rénjdjeya. The new shoot Read more…
Wayuk or Nguyno (flower) Works in fibre from the Maningrida region are widely recognised as some of the finest in Australia. Artists confidently push the boundaries of fibre craft and cultural expression, adapting traditional techniques and forms to produce strikingly Read more…
Pilbara Colours In our land when you come to our country you will see lots of colours in the rocks. This painting is about these colours – ochres, reds and oranges, which stream across the rock face as the sun Read more…
Pilbara Wildflowers and Seeds These are the Pilbara wildflower’s that grow on the ground. Their seeds spread in the Country ready for the next year.
Yawkyawk (young women spirit) (on a rock) “This mermaid lives in a special freshwater billabong in the manberrk (savanna woodland). She is sitting on a rock on the edge of the kunronj (billabong). When we see the kunronj shining, and the sun Read more…