Gurrpurdu A design by emerging textile designer, Charmaine Pascoe. ‘My Gurrpurdu (diving bird) was white. She flew from Gan Gan to Gapuwiyak and then to Yathalamarra. And then she flew to Gartji. At Gartji two fresh water seaweed shoots, one Read more…
Gurrpurdu A design by emerging textile designer, Charmaine Pascoe. ‘My Gurrpurdu (diving bird) was white. She flew from Gan Gan to Gapuwiyak and then to Yathalamarra. And then she flew to Gartji. At Gartji two fresh water seaweed shoots, one Read more…
Gunga Gunga refers to the weaving and production of goods from pandanus leaves and natural fibres. This design depicts fibre art from her homeland Galiwinku, Elcho Island. The fish trap, basket, string bag and pandanus mats are objects as well Read more…
Mabbúlarr Mabbúlarr is the Ndjébbana word describing calm and stillness – both regarding people and the ocean. This design tells the story of underwater life in the shallows. The turtle we call marláddja (green turtle, Chelonia mydas) and the stingray Read more…
Manyawok This design depicts the cheeky yam, which is found on the artist’s country, near the outstation of Mumeka in central Arnhem Land. Yams are an important bush food that are collected during the wet season. Unlike other yams that Read more…
Bawaliba and Ngalyod ‘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 boy and Read more…
Kandji ‘Minmanyarr is the wetlands area before Mumeka, my homeland. There are always a lot of birds there, including this Kandji (Jabiru). The Kandji belongs to the Yirridja moiety, so I call this bird mother. They are looking for fish Read more…
Murnun Dugong can be found in the waters around Maningrida They are a protected species but do form part of a traditional manme (bushfood) diet for some saltwater communities.
Murnun Navy ink on stormy blue silk ‘The dugongs in this design are source of local bush food in the Maningrida region. They are very respected and very important to binij people who would only hunt them to feed families Read more…
Lillypad Josephine James is the daughter of Joy Garlbin and a beautiful print maker and illustrator. She prefers to depict stingrays, turtles and other saltwater creatures. Josephine is from the Gurrgoni language group, one of Maningrida’s most endangered languages. She Read more…