Waumer Through my artwork, I have learnt to embrace my totems and culture to showcase and share my identity. These pieces represent the various seasons and ever-changing weather patterns. Traditional knowledge passed down through the generations taught us to look Read more…
Waumer Through my artwork, I have learnt to embrace my totems and culture to showcase and share my identity. These pieces represent the various seasons and ever-changing weather patterns. Traditional knowledge passed down through the generations taught us to look Read more…
Waumer Through my artwork, I have learnt to embrace my totems and culture to showcase and share my identity. These pieces represent the various seasons and ever-changing weather patterns. Traditional knowledge passed down through the generations taught us to look Read more…
Norrkep (Small Tiny Reef) This artwork was created from the abandoned nets and ropes that was collected from the sea. My ghost net artwork depicts the beautiful colours and patterns of the reef. The reef is a very sacred and Read more…
Frigate Bird Through my artwork, I have learnt to embrace my totems and culture to showcase and share my identity. These pieces represent the various seasons and ever-changing weather patterns. Traditional knowledge passed down through the generations taught us to Read more…
Berehl (Stingray) Throughout the 1990s, artists Lena Yarinkura and her mother Lena Djammarrayku (now deceased) diverged from the more conventional fibre work of their contemporaries, extending traditional weaving techniques and materials to make new ambitious and innovative sculptural forms. Yarinkura Read more…
Gomarla (Egret bird) The artist has carved the ‘Gomarla’, which in the Burarra word for Egret. This bird is native to the country of Yilan, which is the coastal region North West of Maningrida Community. People use feathers from gomarla to make ceremonial regalia Read more…
Gomarla (Egret bird) The artist has carved the ‘Gomarla’, which in the Burarra word for Egret. This bird is native to the country of Yilan, which is the coastal region North West of Maningrida Community. People use feathers from gomarla to make ceremonial regalia Read more…
Burlupurr – dillybag Burlupurr, or dilly bag, is usually 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…
Burlupurr – dillybag Burlupurr, or dilly bag, is usually 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…