Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation

Na-méwaya (triangle fish net) *Ndjébbana  A small fishing net or butterfly net of a traditional triangular design.  This is a new screen print design from 2022. A detailed story is pending.

Djomi Egg A new design from 2022.  Story Pending

Mabbúlarr – Murnun Mabbúlarr is the Ndjébbana word describing calm and stillness – both regarding people and the ocean. Murnun means dugong.  This design is part 2 in Josephines Mabbúlarr story This design tells the story of underwater life in the shallows. The turtle we call marláddja (green turtle, Chelonia mydas) 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…

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…

Na-méwaya (triangle fish net) *Ndjébbana  A small fishing net or butterfly net of a traditional triangular design.   

Djomi Egg

Kunmadj Kunmadj is the Kuninjku term for large woven collecting baskets, known as dillybags. They are often made from the burney vine (Malaisia scandens), a strong, pliable plant that grows along the ground and into the canopy of monsoon vine thickets. The baskets are used to collect a variety of heavy foods, such as fish Read more…

Mabbúlarr – Murnun Mabbúlarr is the Ndjébbana word describing calm and stillness – both regarding people and the ocean. Murnun means dugong.  This design is the second part of Josephines Mabbúlarr story This design tells the story of underwater life in the shallows. The turtle we call marláddja (green turtle, Chelonia Read more…