Bamanga Bubu Ngadimunku Aboriginal Corporation

Status: Stock Cushion Cover Ngujay (Freshwater Turtle) on Brown by Karen Shuan

Status: Stock Bucket Hat Kurriyala (Carpet Snake) on Black by Lorna Shuan The carpet snake is an important animal for us. We call it Kurriyala in our Kuku Yalanji language. Our ancestors wrapped the meat in native ginger leaves and cooked it on the hot coals of the ground oven. Read more…

Status: Stock Bucket Hat Kurriyala (Carpet Snake) on Pink by Lorna Shuan The carpet snake is an important animal for us. We call it Kurriyala in our Kuku Yalanji language. Our ancestors wrapped the meat in native ginger leaves and cooked it on the hot coals of the ground oven. Read more…

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 relieve pain.  The echidna also appears as part of a rock 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 for my ancestors. Only men were allowed to hunt them, 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 had when growing up. I enjoyed being out on country, 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 had when growing up. I enjoyed being out on country, 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 of the ground oven. They also used the skin to 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 to me and my siblings through my fathers side, grand 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 and sacred items.