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 and turtle in the billabong area, in the mud. There Read more…
Yawkyawk and kunred ‘This is wet season yawkyawk with white bush apple, the one that grows beside the river. This yawkyawk sometimes eats fish and seed, manmim. They have a lot of food under the water. Sometimes she falls in love with a man who is hunting or fishing. Or Read more…
Mimih and Kangaroo Jay Jurrupula depicts a kangaroo and Mimih spirit with her hand carved, lino print design.
Ngalkunburriyaymi (Mermaid) – Jay Rostron Ngalkunburriyaymi Kuninjku people call mermaids yawkyawk, but in my language, Kune, we call them Ngalkunburriyaymi (pronounced Ngaal gun borro yay mee). The Ngalkunburriyaymi depicted in my artworks is from a place called Marra-yii (sp?). There are too many Ngalkunburriyaymi living at this place. They are always there and have been there Read more…
Lorrkon ‘This is my new lino design, a long time ago when people passed away they used to put bones inside the lorrkon (hollow funeral log). This is an old history story. There is string and feathers on the side, that’s kunyarl. They put parrot feathers on the djerrh (dilly Read more…
River and Rocks A beautiful piece of bush dyed silk. This bright yellow colour has been harvested from the root of the man-kurdudjumuk shrub and dyed on country by Deborah Wurrkidj. “This river we call Mangabo. It is near Gudjarrngarrl homeland of my daughters, Deborah and Jennifer Wurrkidj. We Read more…
Yawkyawk and bush flower 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 long hair, associated with trailing blooms of algae, typically found Read more…
Hand Made Bag with Lino Fabric Off Cuts Hand made at Babbarra Designs, Maningrida.
