Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation

---

---

Birlmu dja Komrdaw & Lorrkon

Jennifer Wurrkidj is a Kuninjku artist from the Kurulk clan whose country lies around the outstation of Mumeka in central Arnhem Land.This image depicts important man-me (food) from freshwater environments on Jennifer’s country.

Wayuk (waterlilly) roots are called burdbarrk and are eaten fresh from the water or cooked on an open fire. The freshwater turtle (kormdaw) are a favourite cuisine – they hibernate on the floodplains during the dry season.

Various fish species including the barramundi (birlmu) as shown here are hunted with a spear or trapped inside a woven fish trap.

---

---

Yokkarra

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. 

---

---

Wayuk

Wayuk (Waterlily) Nymphaea violacea. 

The stem of wayuk is a popular bushfood and the beautiful flower is enjoyed across Arnhem Land. 

This fabric was created using the linocut printing technique. The lino tile has been carved by the artist in Maningrida, and has been printed by hand using a variety of colours and layers. The linocut technique ensures each textile piece is a one-off, limited edition piece. Bábbarra Women’s Centre supports the economic independence of Indigenous women in the Arnhem Land community of Maningrida, Northern Territory, Australia. Designs created by the women at Bábbarra reflect strong cultural knowledge, which is passed down to younger generations through their textile design practice.

---

---

Waterlily

Hand printed fabric made by pressing intricately carved lino tiles onto fabric using layers of colour.

---

---

Bush Flowers

Hand printed fabric made by pressing intricately carved lino tiles onto fabric using layers of colour.

---

---

Bush Vine

Hand printed fabric made by pressing intricately carved lino tiles onto fabric using layers of colour.

---

---

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 group – one of the least commonly spoken languages in Arnhem Land. Lucy also speaks another eight Maningrida languages.

---

---

Octopus Design

---

---

Rocky Point Sea Life

This design is a salt water story, depicting sea life from Rocky Point and Nardilmuk homelands, in Central Arnhem Land. The etching features the diverse water creatures including dugong, shark, prawn, fish, sea-snake, and lobster.

“We always go fishing and get these fish and animals and cook them on the fire for eating together. We can only see the dugongs at night time, that’s when we hunt them.

We get that line and go fishing down at the rocks and get shark and stingray. Some fish we can catch with a net or spear and some we catch out in the really deep blue sea with a boat.

In this design the animals are alive underwater, that’s why I made it blue all over.”