Bamanga Bubu Ngadimunku Aboriginal Corporation

Bilbil-Bilbil (Gecko)

Wurarr Wurarr (Dragonfly)

Kurranji (Cassowary) Long time ago, the cassowary was a precious food source for our ancestors. They ate the meat and the eggs, used the feathers for ceremonies and weaving, and the skins for blankets.  The Cassowary is a powerful Totem for us because it helps growing many plants that were important Read more…

Women’s Business

Kakan (Black Palm) Basket Weaving This design shows how the bottom part of a black palm basket is woven. My grandmothers and aunties used to make them. They cut off the young palm leaves in the centre, stripped and scrapped them. Then they would put the strips in freshwater to Read more…

Kakan (Black Palm) Basket Weaving This design shows how the bottom part of a black palm basket is woven. My grandmothers and aunties used to make them. They cut off the young palm leaves in the centre, stripped and scrapped them. Then they would put the strips in freshwater to Read more…

Status: Stock Socks – Kunjuri (Rainforest Shield) by Gregory Salt – SOGS01

Status: Stock Socks – Wambiji (Platypus) by Vanessa Cannon SOVC01

Status: Stock Socks – Karrangkal (Corals) by Margaret Rocky SOMR01

Kakan (Black Palm) Dillybag. Our ancestors used Kakan (Black Palm) dilly bags to carry food when out hunting and gathering or soak bitter yams in creeks before cooking them. They were also used to hold personal items. When I was a young girl my grandmother would teach me how to Read more…