Bamanga Bubu Ngadimunku Aboriginal Corporation

Kurriyala (Carpet Snake)

Kakan (Black Palm) Dillybag

Kakan (Black Palm) Dillybag

Status: Stock S.J. Burchill, Wurarr-Wurarr (Dragonfly)

Status: Stock G. Salt, Kunjuri (Rainforest Shield) Traditional shields were carved from a single piece of timber cut from side of the buttress root of a rainforest fig-tree. The kidney shaped shields are unique to the rainforest Bama of Far North Queensland. They were decorated with clan, totem or moiety Read more…

Jidi (Wild Ginger)

Ngunyin (Dillybag)

Kurranji (Cassowary) The cassowary is one of the most important animals for our Kuku Yalanji people. The cassowary is the boss of the rainforest. He is dangerous but he also helps grow many of the plants we used to collect for food, medicine and tool making. How does he do Read more…

Kurranji (Cassowary) The cassowary is my totem. My mother’s sister handed it down to me when I was a young boy. I perform the cassowary dance in public ceremonies. As a young men, I was part of the Yalanji Dance group and was invited to Hong Kong to perform our traditional Read more…

Kudi (Barramundi) Kudi (Barramundi) is of great cultural importance for our Kuku Yalanji families. It is a major food source for us. We hunt them when they are fat. Kudi (Barramundi) is also one of a group of totem names that our elders give to a newborn child of the younger generation. Read more…