Eiffel Tower and Namorroddo “I want to tell you about my design, that Eiffel tower one. This year it was my first time going to Paris. I didn’t know that place, nothing. We travelled around the world to get there, Read more…
Ngaldjorlhbo (mother of Everything) Ngaldjorlhbo is a powerful woman who created the spiritual and tangible world for the Aboriginal people in Western Arnhem Land. In creating the land and environment, she endowed Kuninjku people with the ability to create art, and Read more…
Kun-madj In this design, Jennifer has depicted kun-madj (dillybag), which is a large woven collecting basket. These large bags are often made from the burney vine (Malaisia scandens), a strong, pliable plant that grows along the ground and into the canopy of monsoon Read more…
Man-mobban (Billygoat Plum) Susan has depicted the leaves of the man-mobban (billygoat plum tree, Terminalia carpentariae). Its small green plums can be found in abundance on Susan’s homeland, Mumeka.
Mandjabu (Fish Trap) – Misprint “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 these Read more…
Mandjabu (Fish Trap) “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 these fish traps. Read more…
Man-mobban (Billygoat Plum) Susan has depicted the leaves of the man-mobban (billygoat plum tree, Terminalia carpentariae). Its small green plums can be found in abundance on Susan’s homeland, Mumeka.
Manwak (Mumeka blooms) Manwak grows near Mumeka creek, on the artist’s homeland. This beautiful large flower blooms during the mandjelk (wet season). It has deep green petals with a central red kernel which swells to the size of a berry. Read more…
Manwak (Mumeka blooms) Manwak grows near Mumeka creek, on the artist’s homeland. This beautiful large flower blooms during the mandjelk (wet season). It has deep green petals with a central red kernel which swells to the size of a berry. Read more…
Djomi There are two Dreaming ladies at Bábbarra billabong – Djómi and Bábbarra. These two are sisters: one freshwater ‘mermaid’ and one saltwater one. Big long head, big stomach and very skinny legs that Bábbarra. Their mother is the crocodile Read more…