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Mulana Earth large hoop earrings – red Handmade by Ally using coloured raffia
Mulana Earth large hoop earrings – red Handmade by Ally using coloured raffia
Mulana Earth large hoop earrings Handmade by Ally using coloured raffia
Karrbarda (Long Yam) “This design is about collecting karrbarda (yams). The old people use these kungarrndutj (digging sticks) to dig the yams from under the ground. They carry the kunmatj (dilly bags) on their heads for collecting bush food. These Read more…
Wubbunj (Paperbark Canoe) “Wubbunj is our traditional canoe. This design is the old history story of how people came to live in this place we call Maningrida. Two old people were staying on the other side of the saltwater, in Read more…
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…
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…
Badurru (Milky Way) Baḏurru (Milky Way) dhäwu (story) is a significant creation story for the Ḻiyagalawumirr people. It is an account of two spirit beings in the form of miyalk (female) native cats (quolls) who attacked their husband, a glider Read more…
Warrnyu Dhawu (Flying Fox Story) Back in the Creation time, Warrnyu (Flying Foxes) once lived, like men, in the cave at the place called Kurrki Warrnyu Yirri Djaringal (they also lived in caves called Wadatilmurr & Gurngurmirrngu). Warrnyu lived in Read more…
Jigalong “I been do four clouds and four flowers” – Sheeniah Jones Jigalong Aboriginal Community, the largest of the Martu communities, is located on the western edge of the Little Sandy Desert, not far from the town of Newman. Jigalong Read more…
Untitled “Newman is going to be rainy for a couple of days. The storm from Port Hedland is coming to Newman.” – Akeelah Ashwin Tropical Cyclone Ilsa , the first in the Western Region for the 1999-2000 season, formed to the northeast Read more…