Bamanga Bubu Ngadimunku Aboriginal Corporation

Status: Stock Ngujay (Freshwater Turtle) on Green

Status: Stock Kakan (Black Palm) Basket Weaving on Brown 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 Read more…

Status: Stock Ngujay (Freshwater Turtle) on Green by Karen Shuan

Status: Stock Kurranji (Cassowary) by Karen Shuan. The cassowary is one of the major totems (Ancestral Spirit Beings) for our Kuku Yalanji people. He is a big, dangerous bird that rules the rainforest. The cassowwary can attack people but at the same time he helps growing many of the plants Read more…

Status: Stock Perriwinkle Earrings by Kevin Creek

Status: Stock Hairy Mary Earrings by Kevin Creek

Status: Stock Karen Shuan, Ngujay (Freshwater Turtle) Screen printed by hand in Sydney, by master printers. Sold by the metre in 145 cm width. Care Instructions: Gentle machine or hand wash only in cool water, using mild detergent. Do Not Soak, Bleach, Rub, Wring, Tumble. Line Dry Only in Shade.  Warm Iron on Read more…

Status: Stock Karen Shuan, Ngangkin (Echidna) 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.  They only come out in the cold season.  Our old people used to make medicine Read more…

Status: Stock Karen Shuan, Ngangkin (Echidna) 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.  They only come out in the cold season.  Our old people used to make medicine Read more…

Status: Stock Laurence Gibson, Ngangkin (Echidna) 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 formation on one of the high Read more…