Yawkyawk (young woman spirit) Yawkyawk is a word from the Aboriginal Kunwinjku language, meaning ‘young woman’ and ‘young woman spirit being’. Sometimes compared to the European notion of mermaids, yawkyawks are usually depicted with the tails of fish. They have Read more…
Bathi (Pandanus Basket) Yolŋu weavers of Arnhem Land create utilitarian, ceremonial, and decorative pieces using naturally sourced materials. This Bathi (Pandanus Basket) is made from young Pandanus spiralis leaves, harvested with a wooden hook, stripped of prickles, and dried to Read more…
Daisy Kemarre Turner – Irrultja, My Country I was born in Irrultja and I grew up with my mother, father and sister. My mother was the strong painter Rosie Ngwarraye Ross, and my grandmother Biddy Kemarre was a member of Read more…
Barnumbirr – Morning Star Barnumbirr as a Morning Star is a creator spirit in Yolngu culture. Her story is part of the Dhuwa moiety. Barnumbirr flew eastward creating a song-line which includes descriptions of flora, fauna, geographical features and clan borders. Barnumbirr’s Read more…
Kwanty Penh (After the Rain) We paint the bush medicine, bush tucker and bush flowers that are most personal and meaningful to us. While we work we have big talks about community matters, old time stories and bush tucker stories, how the blackberries Read more…
Kwanty Penh (After the Rain) We paint the bush medicine, bush tucker and bush flowers that are most personal and meaningful to us. While we work we have big talks about community matters, old time stories and bush tucker stories, how the blackberries Read more…
Kwanty Penh (After the Rain) We paint the bush medicine, bush tucker and bush flowers that are most personal and meaningful to us. While we work we have big talks about community matters, old time stories and bush tucker stories, how the blackberries Read more…
Kwanty Penh (After the Rain) We paint the bush medicine, bush tucker and bush flowers that are most personal and meaningful to us. While we work we have big talks about community matters, old time stories and bush tucker stories, how the blackberries Read more…
Kwanty Penh (After the Rain) We paint the bush medicine, bush tucker and bush flowers that are most personal and meaningful to us. While we work we have big talks about community matters, old time stories and bush tucker stories, how the blackberries Read more…
Kwanty Penh (After the Rain) We paint the bush medicine, bush tucker and bush flowers that are most personal and meaningful to us. While we work we have big talks about community matters, old time stories and bush tucker stories, how the blackberries Read more…