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…
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…
Team Seagulls Hand printed fabric made by pressing intricately carved lino tiles onto fabric using layers of colour.
Bawáliba (Stone Country Mimih) ‘Bawáliba is the djang (Dreaming) of my mother and my uncles. They are good spirits, they protect us and they recognise families. They are really tall- just like human beings, like us. They dance late at night and have a lot of hair. In olden times, Read more…
Garriwa (Sea Turtle) A detailed lino print design depicting a sea turtle surrounded by sea shells. Elizabeth is from the Burrarra language group and her homeland is Gupanga, Arnhem Land.
Turtle Hand printed fabric made by pressing intricately carved lino tiles onto fabric using layers of colour.
Lady Dreaming Verity has drawn the mermaid spirit found at Lady Dreaming, a significant women’s site located on the West Arnhem Highway.
Stingray Hand printed fabric made by pressing intricately carved lino tiles onto fabric using layers of colour.
Manbirrbbirr (small bush flowers) In Kuninjku the name manbirrbbirr is used for a number of densely flowering shrubs and small trees including Verticordia cunninghamii, yellow flowering Austromyrtus species and also Acacia platycarpa which also has dense white.
Yalaba Hand printed fabric made by pressing intricately carved lino tiles onto fabric using layers of colour.