Status: Stock Bucket Hat Ngangkin (Echidna) Maroon on Black by Laurence Gibson Long time ago our ancestors used to hunt echidnas for their meat and fat. The fat was used as bush medicine. They rubbed it onto sore muscles to Read more…
Status: Stock Cushion Cover Kirbaji (Dugong) Orange on Natural by Laurence Gibson Kirbaji (Dugong) is an Ancestral Spirit Being (Totem) that I inherited it from my mother’s side. It is my Totem. The dugong was also an important food source Read more…
Status: Stock Cushion Cover Murrugu (Family) on Brown by Laurence Gibson Family is very important to me. Whenever I draw my family design in clay, on fabric or on paper, it makes me think about the many good experiences I Read more…
Status: Stock Cushion Cover Murrugu (Family) on Grey by Laurence Gibson Family is very important to me. Whenever I draw my family design in clay, on fabric or on paper, it makes me think about the many good experiences I Read more…
Status: Stock Cushion Cover Kurriyala (Carpet Snake) on Maroon by Lorna Shuan The carpet snake used to be an important food animal for our ancestors. They wrapped the meat in native ginger leaves and cooked it on the hot coals Read more…
Status: Stock Cushion Cover Kadanji (Palm Cockatoo) on Blue-Black by Lorna Shuan Kadanji (Palm Cockatoo) is my family Totem. It is very important to me because it holds all the stories relating to the traditional land that was passed down Read more…
Status: Stock Cushion Cover Ngunyin (Dillybag) on Rose by Margaret Rocky Dillybags played a vital part in Kuku Yalanji culture. Women used them to carry food when out hunting and gathering or soak bitter yams in creeks before cooking them. Dillybags were also used to hold personal Read more…
Status: Stock Cushion Cover Ngunyin (Dillybag) on Brown by Margaret Rocky Dillybags played a vital part in Kuku Yalanji culture. Women used them to carry food when out hunting and gathering or soak bitter yams in creeks before cooking them. Dillybags were also used to hold personal Read more…
Status: Stock Cushion Cover Makarr (Fish Trap) on Black by Vanessa Cannon Fish traps are called Makarr in our language. They were made by men only. Our fathers and uncles used to make them with the lawyer vine. They striped the Read more…
Status: Stock Cushion Cover Ngangkin (Echidna) on Burgundy by Karen Shuan The Echidna is a very significant Totem for Kuku Yalanji Bama. It is sung and danced in ceremonies and has many secret meanings for us. Echidnas are very smart. Read more…