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Hand Painted – Greeting Card Bana Yirriji Art Centre represents artists from the Yalanji, Nyungkul and Jalunji clan groups.   Bama (local people) have had a long history of artistic expression, including ceremonial body painting, weavings made from local plants, rainforest shields and weaponry decorated with clan designs using earth pigments. Today, Read more…

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Hand Painted – Greeting Card Bana Yirriji Art Centre represents artists from the Yalanji, Nyungkul and Jalunji clan groups.   Bama (local people) have had a long history of artistic expression, including ceremonial body painting, weavings made from local plants, rainforest shields and weaponry decorated with clan designs using earth pigments. Today, Read more…

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Hand Painted – Greeting Card Bana Yirriji Art Centre represents artists from the Yalanji, Nyungkul and Jalunji clan groups.   Bama (local people) have had a long history of artistic expression, including ceremonial body painting, weavings made from local plants, rainforest shields and weaponry decorated with clan designs using earth pigments. Today, Read more…

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Hand Painted – Greeting Card Bana Yirriji Art Centre represents artists from the Yalanji, Nyungkul and Jalunji clan groups.   Bama (local people) have had a long history of artistic expression, including ceremonial body painting, weavings made from local plants, rainforest shields and weaponry decorated with clan designs using earth pigments. Today, Read more…

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Hand Painted – Greeting Card Bana Yirriji Art Centre represents artists from the Yalanji, Nyungkul and Jalunji clan groups.   Bama (local people) have had a long history of artistic expression, including ceremonial body painting, weavings made from local plants, rainforest shields and weaponry decorated with clan designs using earth pigments. Today, Read more…

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Ngawiya, Sea Turtle , Carmel Haines This painting represents the sea turtle, Ngawiya. When my family go Ngawiya hunting, the Ngawiya is shared amongst all the families in the community. This mayi (food) is for special occasions. 

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Bulnja I am a Ngkugkul  woman from Shipton’s Flat, my mother’s Country.  My dad was a  Kaanju man from the Coen area. When I was about 14 years old I started painting bulnja (owls).  I was still at school. I liked looking at bulnja in the rainforest.  I liked their colours Read more…

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Ngatili, Black Cockatoo My painting depicts Ngatili, the black cockatoo. This is my mother’s totem. I was born in Katherine in the Northern Territory.  I grew up in Darwin and spent time in Milingimbi. I decided to move to Wujal Wujal in 2022 to spend time with my father’s family.

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Birmba Birmba, the white cockatoo is a cheeky bird. Stealing fruit all the time. In our culture some birds are messengers. In our lore Birmba brings us news. My mothers Bubu is the  Shipton Flat/Helenvale area.  I love taking family to our bubu, fishing and hunting for food and having a fire with Read more…

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Birmba Birmba, the white cockatoo is a cheeky bird. Stealing fruit all the time. In our culture some birds are messengers. In our lore Birmba brings us news. My mothers Bubu is the  Shipton Flat/Helenvale area.  I love taking family to our bubu, fishing and hunting for food and having a fire with Read more…

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