Wantikaja [women] collecting wuukurta [honey ants] Wuukurta (honey ants) are found in a variety of arid or semiarid environments, with nests of up to two metres deep and more than two metres across. Wuukurta are a highly sought after bush Read more…
Linyji [claypan] “This linyji story, it’s about when the old people used to be living in the desert, a long long time ago, thousands of years ago. They used to make a hole in the linyjii,, for the wilyki (seed), using the wind Read more…
Fortescue River around Newman This work portrays an area known to the artist, painted here from memory. During the pujiman (traditional, desert dwelling) era one’s survival depended on their intimate knowledge of the location of resources; thus physical elements of Read more…
Wuukurta [honey-ants] & lungki [witchetty grub] Wuukurta (honey ants) are found in a variety of arid or semiarid environments, with nests of up to two metres deep and more than two metres across. Wuukurta are a highly sought after bush Read more…
Art Centre notes: The bag is made of natural raffia / cotton. It is made using a traditional ‘one twist’ method. The dyes are commercial and colour fast.
Art Centre notes: The bag is made of natural raffia / cotton. It is made using a traditional ‘one twist’ method. The dyes are commercial and colour fast.
Art Centre notes: The bag is made of natural raffia / cotton. It is made using a traditional ‘one twist’ method. The dyes are commercial and colour fast.
Art Centre notes: The bag is made of natural raffia / cotton. It is made using a traditional ‘one twist’ method. The dyes are commercial and colour fast.
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…
Nawarlah (Brown River Stingray) Aboriginal art in Ramingining, Central Arnhem Land is commonly illustrated through designs and images of animals, plants, and landscape. These motifs commonly reflect the artists ancestral inheritance and their dreamings and are referred to as totems. Read more…