JB Fisher – Wuldulbal/badju (bream) JB paints stories from his Dhuwa homeland in northeast Arnhem Land. Stories are passed on either paternally or maternally, and JB would have learnt these stories from his ancestors. The cross-hatching style is a traditional painting style Read more…
Dhabara This painting depicts Dhabara, stone spears, moving toward each other. Djilpin Arts is a not for profit Aboriginal Corporation that promotes the maintenance, development and transmission of traditional cultural knowledge systems. For two decades, Djilpin Arts has been working Read more…
Handwoven Dragonfly Fibre Art is an ancient Aboriginal women’s craft that is still made today using the same techniques as their ancestors. Making fibre art is labour intensive and much care and fine needlework is required to ensure the finished Read more…
Handwoven Dragonfly Fibre Art is an ancient Aboriginal women’s craft that is still made today using the same techniques as their ancestors. Making fibre art is labour intensive and much care and fine needlework is required to ensure the finished Read more…
Handwoven Dragonfly Fibre Art is an ancient Aboriginal women’s craft that is still made today using the same techniques as their ancestors. Making fibre art is labour intensive and much care and fine needlework is required to ensure the finished Read more…
Handwoven Dragonfly Fibre Art is an ancient Aboriginal women’s craft that is still made today using the same techniques as their ancestors. Making fibre art is labour intensive and much care and fine needlework is required to ensure the finished Read more…
Handwoven Dragonfly Fibre Art is an ancient Aboriginal women’s craft that is still made today using the same techniques as their ancestors. Making fibre art is labour intensive and much care and fine needlework is required to ensure the finished Read more…
Canoe Story This painting depicts canoes and leaves flowing to and fro between the freshwater and the saltwater. The red and white fish are barramundi, and the black fish is a black bream. On either side of the fish there are Read more…
Namorrorddo (Shooting star Spirit) – Work 6 Artist Statement (And the old lady Ngaldjorlhbo says:) ‘then I made this’ She was carrying her own dillybag and was walking slowly and she kept looking at Country. She made the rocks, the Read more…
Kubumi Kubumi is a sacred site on the Mann River. Anniebell Marrngamarrnga is the Djungkay (ritual manager) of this place, her mother’s country. In the creation time, Ngalyod (the Rainbow Serpent) pierced the rock at a place called Bolerrhlerrh and Read more…