Sea Shells and Dilly Bags (discounted) ‘Sometimes when we go down to the beach in Maningrida we pick all these shells up. Some family make necklaces and earrings. In the olden days they used to collect shells and put them in the dilly bags. The old people used to carry Read more…
Ngalyod Ngalyod (Rainbow serpent) Rainbow spirit coming from billabong. Rainbow serpent dreaming. Coming from billabong, that place we call billabong where that ngalyod (rainbow serpent) lives. All that wayuk (waterlily), all them kundalk (grass) and pandanus, making skirt. That’s the story now. – Jennifer Wurrkidj Rainbow serpent, daughter of the Read more…
Murnun (Dugong) Dugong can be found in the waters around Maningrida They are a protected species but do form part of a traditional manme (bushfood) diet for some saltwater communities.
Eiffel tower and the Maladj spirit “I want to tell you about my design, that Eiffel tower one. This year it was my first time going to Paris. I didn’t know that place, nothing. We travelled around the world to get there, we flew underneath the world in an aeroplane. Read more…
Wayuk ‘I always follow the footpath of my grandmother. I have too many stories of my grandmother. We went to the bush and ate bushtucker like yam, yabbie, barra, catfish and magpie goose. We didn’t come into town often, we were staying at Barrihdjowkkeng outstation. I learned how the old Read more…
Wayuk ‘I always follow the footpath of my grandmother. I have too many stories of my grandmother. We went to the bush and ate bushtucker like yam, yabbie, barra, catfish and magpie goose. We didn’t come into town often, we were staying at Barrihdjowkkeng outstation. I learned how the old Read more…
Yawkyawk and Kunmadj Yawkyawk (young woman spirit) and Kunmadj (dilly bag). This 2007 design has been recently re-exposed from the screen print archive. It has not been printed in the studio for many years. Ruth Bindebal is the sister to Abigail Namundja and daughter of Jennifer Wurrkidj.
Yawkyawk and Kunmadj Yawkyawk (young woman spirit) and Kunmadj (dilly bag). This 2007 design has been recently re-exposed from the screen print archive. It has not been printed in the studio for many years. Ruth Bindebal is the sister to Abigail Namundja and daughter of Jennifer Wurrkidj.
Yawkyawk and Kunmadj Yawkyawk (young woman spirit) and Kunmadj (dilly bag). This 2007 design has been recently re-exposed from the screen print archive. It has not been printed in the studio for many years. Ruth Bindebal is the sister to Abigail Namundja and daughter of Jennifer Wurrkidj.
Yawkyawk and Kunmadj Yawkyawk (young woman spirit) and Kunmadj (dilly bag). This 2007 design has been recently re-exposed from the screen print archive. It has not been printed in the studio for many years. Ruth Bindebal is the sister to Abigail Namundja and daughter of Jennifer Wurrkidj.