Woven Earrings Bana Yirriji Art Centre represents artists from the Yalanji, Nyungkul and Jalunji clan groups. These earrings have been woven using collected and found materials. Each pair are different creating different shapes and patterns that represents the artists totem’s and connection to country, making each set individual.
Raffia Basket I learnt how to weave by my mother. She taught me how to make baskets from pandanus using the coiling technique. At the moment I am just using raffia palm. We will be going out to collect pandanus and other weaving materials after the busy season.
Kababina, waterlily My painting represents the waterlily that live and grow around my bubu (country). I love going out bush and am enjoy looking at the wetlands which gives me inspiration for my artwork. I am a Nyungul woman. My art depicts cultural, historic and contemporary stories from my Country, the Helensvale and Read more…
Hand Painted – Clapsticks 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, artists Read more…
Hand Painted – Clapsticks 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, artists Read more…
Kababina, waterlily My painting represents the waterlily that live and grow around my bubu (country). I love going out bush and am enjoy looking at the wetlands which gives me inspiration for my artwork. I am a Nyungul woman. My art depicts cultural, historic and contemporary stories from my Country, the Helensvale and Read more…
Echidna – Ngangkin Ngangkin – Echidna is a marsupal which lives in a burrow, it eats ants & worms. It is warm blooded, it’s been a native bush tucker for 40,000 years for aboriginal & torres strait islander people.
Bulbuji I’m Kuku-Yalanji woman. My mum is from Wujal Wujal and my dad is from Laura, Chillagoe and Cooktown. For us Bama (Kuku-Yalanji people), we can’t touch bulbuji or wurarr-wurarr. They are sacred. Bulbuji start flying around once the rains come, they are also maja (boss) for bana (water) and Read more…
Kurranji 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. I’ve been mostly a weaver but now I am giving painting a go. I have painted Read more…
Echidna – Ngangkin Ngangkin – Echidna is a marsupal which lives in a burrow, it eats ants & worms. It is warm blooded, it’s been a native bush tucker for 40,000 years for aboriginal & torres strait islander people.