Maningrida Arts & Culture
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Mimih Spirit The mimih spirit exists in a realm that runs parallel to and mirrors many facets of human life, also demonstrating the deep sense of time and place understood by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Such spirits feature Read more…
Babbarra Women’s Centre
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Kunkurra (Spiral Wind) – Yappa Skirt ‘My designs, they are all alive living up in my head’- Janet Marawarr Janet Marawarr has depicted kunkurra, the spiralling wind associated with several sites in the Kardbam clan. On one level, this design Read more…
Babbarra Women’s Centre
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Murnubbarr Karrolkan (Flying Magpie Geese) – Yapa Skirt Murnubbarr (magpie geese) are a waterbird found in abundance in the wetland areas of Kakadu and western Arnhem Land. Murnubbarr are a sustainably hunted and enjoyed manme (bush food). They are known to Read more…
Babbarra Women’s Centre
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Gurrpurdu (Diving Bird) – Yappa Skirt A design by emerging textile designer, Charmaine Pascoe. ‘My Gurrpurdu (diving bird) was white. She flew from Gan Gan to Gapuwiyak and then to Yathalamarra. And then she flew to Gartji. At Gartji two Read more…
Babbarra Women’s Centre
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Kunwardde dja Kunronj (Rocks and Billabong) Yappa Skirt Abigail has depicted the waterholes or Kunwardde dja Kunronj (Sacred Rocks and Billabong) that lie on the plains near Mankorlod, the country for which she is a traditional owner. The waterholes remain wet throughout the year, Read more…
Babbarra Women’s Centre
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Kunkurra (Spiral Wind) Yappa Skirt ‘My designs, they are all alive living up in my head’- Janet Marawarr Janet Marawarr has depicted kunkurra, the spiralling wind associated with several sites in the Kardbam clan. On one level, this design can Read more…
Babbarra Women’s Centre
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Gungura kappa Skirt Janet Marawarr has depicted kunkurra, the spiralling wind associated with several sites in the Kardbam clan. On one level, this design can be interpreted as a depiction of the kinds of mini-cyclones common during the wet season Read more…