Marebu and Bush Dye The print design is Marebu (woven pandanus mats). Artists usually use kundayarr, pandanus spiralis, to weave decorative round or oblong mats, as well as the less common triangular and conical shapes. Weaving is physically hard work, now done only by women. They colour the pandanus using Read more…
Buluwana (Kuninjku Spirit Woman) 2022 Abigail and her late mother, the renowned Kuninjku fibre and textile artist Jennifer Wurrkidj created this design together. Ruth said her mum was telling the story of Buluwana while they were sitting and drawing. “She’s an old lady from our ancestor creation time, before mimih Read more…
Buluwana (Kuninjku Spirit Woman) 2022 Abigail and her late mother, the renowned Kuninjku fibre and textile artist Jennifer Wurrkidj created this design together. Ruth said her mum was telling the story of Buluwana while they were sitting and drawing. “She’s an old lady from our ancestor creation time, before mimih Read more…
Red Bush Apple This fabric has been dyed by hand by Jocelyn Koyole at Bolkjam Outstation. She has used yellow colour and ashes to make a warm orange tone. Genevieve printed her bush apple design at the Bábbarra Designs studio. She has placed layers of colour on this fabric to Read more…
Red Bush Apple This fabric has been dyed by hand by Jocelyn Koyole at Bolkjam Outstation. She has used yellow colour and ashes to make a warm orange tone. Genevieve printed her bush apple design at the Bábbarra Designs studio. She has placed layers of colour on this fabric to Read more…
Mábbarla (Jelly Fish) Mábbarla means Jelly Fish in Ndjébbana. ‘My homeland is Entrance island, Haulround island and Juda point. I really like Haulround island and that’s where we collect barruar (seagull egg). Entrance island is my favourite camping area, I go across with boat. Balanda (non-Aboriginal or European people) can’t go Read more…
Marebu Deborah Wurrkidj is a Kuninjku artist from the Kurulk clan whose country lies around the outstation of Mumeka in central Arnhem Land. She is an accomplished artist working across mediums including painting, sculpture, weaving and textile design. For this design, Deborah Wurrkidj has depicted Marebu (woven pandanus mats). Works Read more…
Kunkurra (Spiral Wind) ‘My designs, they are all alive living up in my head’- Janet Marawarr Janet Marawarr has depicted kunkurra, the spiralling wind associated with several sites in the Kardbam clan. On one level, this design can be interpreted as a depiction of the kinds of mini-cyclones common during Read more…
Yawkyawk (young woman spirit) Yawkyawk is a word from the Aboriginal Kunwinjku language, meaning ‘young woman’ and ‘young woman spirit being’. Sometimes compared to the European notion of mermaids, yawkyawks are usually depicted with the tails of fish. They have long hair, associated with trailing blooms of algae, typically found Read more…
Yawkyawk (young woman spirit) Yawkyawk is a word from the Aboriginal Kunwinjku language, meaning ‘young woman’ and ‘young woman spirit being’. Sometimes compared to the European notion of mermaids, yawkyawks are usually depicted with the tails of fish. They have long hair, associated with trailing blooms of algae, typically found Read more…