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Morning Star The ceremony known throughout Arnhem Land generically as Marradjiri is a ceremony of diplomacy given by one group to another to establish good relations and to strengthen kinship (for example by marriage) and economic ties (for example the Read more…

Lorrkkon – Susan Marawarr The Lorrkkon or hollow-log coffin ceremony is the final ceremony in a sequence of mortuary rituals celebrated by the people of Arnhem Land. This ceremony might take place many years after the person has died, and involves the placing Read more…

Bush Flowers – Abigail Namandja ‘I love printing bush flowers. We have lots of types on my Country. Some are used for different cultural purposes.’ Abigail Namunjdja

Djomi This design depicts the story of the artist’s ancestral dreaming, the Djomi fresh water spirit mermaid. The Djomi figure is a mermaid like spirit with fish tail that lives in the fresh water stream that flows out to the Read more…

Ngalng (fresh water yabby), Manbedde (quinine tree) & duruk (camp dog) ‘This is a story from Mankorlod. This is a djang story. This is the creation story about the fresh water yabby. Starting with the stone, that’s the raw one Read more…

Baby Floormat Hand printed fabric by Joy showing a small pandanus mat. In Ndjebbana the mat is called Kayoma. (sp?) This print 

Lorrkon – Marilyn James Marilyn first design depicts the story of funeral logs (Lorrkon). This the story of her great great grandfather and grandmother who were bark painters and lorrkon painters. As Marilyn remembers “it makes me think back, we Read more…

Mandjabu (Fish Trap) – Susan Marawarr “In old times people would make these mandjabu (fish traps) to go fishing. They are made with vine we find in the jungle. That old man, Anchor Gulunba, he showed me how to make Read more…