Buluwana (Kuninjku Spirit Woman) – J. Wurrkidj This design depicts Buluwana (Kuninjku Spirit Woman) with a dilly bag on her head, holding a yam and digging stick. “She’s an old lady from our ancestor creation time, before mimih spirits roamed Read more…
Mimi and Mongerrd This story is about the two mimih brothers and mongerrd, at Kabari homeland in the rock country. “A long time ago, the mimih were living in the rock country. Mimih are tall, dark and very skinny spirits Read more…
Djomi Spirit “This design is Djomi, my mum’s Dreaming. It is the baby Dreaming. Djomi are child spirits living in Maningrida down near a fresh water little swamp. In that swamp there are a big mob of baby spirits and Read more…
Mili I am a Jalanji saltwater woman. Jalanji people have lots of stories about the reef. My painting’s story is about Mili (stinging jellyfish) stirring out on the reef. We were taught at a young age to watch out because these mili Read more…
Bawaliba and Ngalyod (Rainbow Serpent) ‘My Kikka (mother), when she was alive, she would tell me these stories. I was just a little girl and she would tell us the stories in her language Gurrgoni. In the camps there were Read more…
Rrugurrgurda (Mud Crab) This design tells the story of Elizabeth’s homeland – a dreaming place, a good dreaming place with plentiful mud crabs. Elizabeth’s homeland lies east of Maningrida, at the mouth of Blyth river. This country is known for Read more…
Garriwa (Sea Turtle) A detailed lino print design depicting garriwa (sea turtle) surrounded by sea shells and dolphins. Elizabeth is from the Burrarra language group and her homeland is Gupanga, Arnhem Land. Printed by hand in our Maningrida studio.
Djomi and Yokkara 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 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…
Garriwa (Sea Turtle) A detailed lino print design depicting two of Elizabeth’s Garriwa (sea turtle) designs surrounded by sea shells and dolphins.This is a one colour design in blue ink on a seeded natural cotton. Elizabeth is from the Burrarra Read more…