Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation

Yokkarra (fish) and Wayuk (Waterlily)

Djabayéna (conefish) and Turtle A sawfish or ‘conefish’ in Ndjébbana.  The saw shaped snout of the fish is traditionally used as a rasp in working wood.

Romolo One of Lucy’s latest linocut designs, Romolo, green frog. Lucy is an experienced textile artist at Bábbarra Women’s Centre. Lucy often references her ancestral stories in her textile work, including Bawaliba (Djinkarr spirit woman), with various lino and screen prints depicting this same narrative. Lucy is from the Gurr.goni language Read more…

Djabayéna (conefish) A sawfish or ‘conefish’ in Ndjébbana.  The saw shaped snout of the fish is traditionally used as a rasp in working wood.

Warrakala (yam)

Mankotbe (Bush Onion) Mankotbe (bush onion) grows under the ground, we follow the vine to dig it up. It is brown on the outside and white inside and we cook it on the fire, just like a potato. All the old people used to eat Mankotbe on my homeland. My Read more…

Kunwardde dja Kunronj (Rocks and Billabong) Abigail has depicted the waterholes or Kunwardde dja Kunronj (Sacred Rocks and Billabong) that lie on the plains near Mankorlod, the country for which she is a traditional owner. The waterholes remain wet throughout the year, even during dry season. This site is connected to the artist’s djang (dreaming), Read more…

Bawaliba & Bush Flower ‘Starting back in the caves, before humans, in that place, my country Djinkarr, spirits lived. When Bawaliba (stone country spirit) were hungry, they picked up their dilly bags and went walking to collect food. They found fresh bush flowers and dug them up to plant back Read more…

Mankotbe (Bush Onion) Mankotbe (bush onion) grows under the ground, we follow the vine to dig it up. It is brown on the outside and white inside and we cook it on the fire, just like a potato. All the old people used to eat Mankotbe on my homeland. My Read more…

Bawáliba and Bush Flower This new design from workshops held in 2022 depicts Bawáliba and dilly bags against a background of stylised  bush flowers. Lucy has dressed her Bawaliba with skin textures using a spot technique fro the back of her paint brush.