Warraburnburn In Burarra and Gun-nartpa languages the figure represented in this artwork is generally known as a wangarra ‘ghost spirit’. For the Warrawarra clan ghost spirits have their own particular characteristics and their own name – Warraburnburn. The Warraburnburn and the closely related Galabarrbarr Read more…
Warraburnburn In Burarra and Gun-nartpa languages the figure represented in this artwork is generally known as a wangarra ‘ghost spirit’. For the Warrawarra clan ghost spirits have their own particular characteristics and their own name – Warraburnburn. The Warraburnburn and the closely related Galabarrbarr Read more…
Burlupurr – large dillybag Burlupurr, or dilly bag, is a large woven collecting basket. These large bags are often made from the vine ‘Malasia scandens’, a strong pliable plant which grows along the floor and into the canopy of monsoon Read more…
Modjarrkki (Freshwater crocodile) & Namurre Boko (two brothers – Jay Rostron Modjarrkki Modjarrkki is the freshwater crocodile only eats little fish like barramundi and saratoga. He doesn’t eat big things like kangaroo. Namurre Boko (Two Brother’s Story) ‘Bini-murreko means two Read more…
Ngalyod and Mimih Hand dyed by Deborah Wurrkidj and printed in the studio by her niece Abigail Namundja who has achieved a soft bark like texture. The purple-pink through to brown colour comes from – Wirndilk (the seeds of Read more…
Ngalyod and Mimih Hand dyed by Deborah Wurrkidj and printed in the studio by her niece Abigail Namundja who has achieved a soft bark like texture. The purple-pink through to brown colour comes from – Wirndilk (the seeds of the Read more…
Kunwardde dja Kunronj (Rocks and Billabong) 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, even during Read more…