Copper and Sterling Silver Dilly Bag Earrings Jewellery Wagilak Yapa Watj (Wagilak Sisters) range – exclusive jewellery from indigenous women of Beswick. Developed in studio workshops with jeweller Kate Sale and weaver Fiona Gavino, traditional fibre artists are translating their Read more…
Copper and Sterling Silver Dilly Bag Earrings Jewellery Wagilak Yapa Watj (Wagilak Sisters) range – exclusive jewellery from indigenous women of Beswick. Developed in studio workshops with jeweller Kate Sale and weaver Fiona Gavino, traditional fibre artists are translating their Read more…
Baru Dhawu (Crocodile Story) Baru (the crocodile man), was from the Gumatj clan. People usually call him Gurdu Gurdu or Baru which means crocodile. He lived his life at a place called Yirrkala. Living near him were other people, and Read more…
Kampuṟara and Iḻi This food is called kampuṟara (bush tomato). People collect and eat this berry. They are happy and live as a familky. This food is called iḻi (wild fig). People collect and eat this berry. They are really Read more…
Wanguṉu and Arnguḻi This plant is called wanguṉu (naked woollybutt, an important traditional grain). It is a seed. The women rub it in a bowl to remove the grass and keep the seeds. The women then grind it on a Read more…
In the Bush A man spears the malu (kangaroo). Two ladies are digging for maku (witchetty grubs). One lady is digging for tjala (honey ants).
Wiltja and Malu A long time ago we used to live in wiltjas (shelters made of wood and spinifex). We were happy and had no sicknesses. The men used to go hunting for malu (kangaroos and then bring the kuka (meat) Read more…
Woodblock Sari by Bábbarra X Tharangini Woodblock print on handwoven silk, extract print with organic dyes, 100% Silk Co-created by Bábbarra Women’s Centre, Maningrida and Tharangini Studio, India Printed by artisans at Tharangini Studio Design brief by Bábbarra Women’s Centre Artists Read more…
Woodblock Sari by Bábbarra X Tharangini Woodblock print on handwoven silk, extract print with organic dyes, 100% Silk Co-created by Bábbarra Women’s Centre, Maningrida and Tharangini Studio, India Printed by artisans at Tharangini Studio Design brief by Bábbarra Women’s Centre Artists Read more…
Ngayuku Walka / My Design Walka means design or pattern. Artists use this title to describe artworks that are pattern based rather than descriptive or telling a story.