Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation

Comb Fish A beautiful, one off, lino cut, hand printed design by Ndjebanna woman, Joy Garlbin depicting the story of Comb Fish. 

Njá-barawarra Na-míbba (Hammerhead shark) Ndjébbana: Njá-barawarra na-míbba   hammerhead shark. Sphyrna spp. Gender: djíya; Moiety: Djówanga; Generic (big name): djábbarnbókka ‘sharks’.  

Au-gujechiya (fishtrap) Au-gujechiya (fishtrap) sometimes portrayed with an-maka (cowtail stingray), rajarra (barramundi) and other fish inside.  Elizabeth has permission from her djunkay to draw this historic and important object traditionally used to trap fish in rivers, creeks and estuaries. In the early wet season they swim upstream for breeding in creeks and Read more…

Makéddja (Sea Turtle) Makéddja means sea turtle in the Ndjébbana language of the Kunibidji people of Maningrida.  

Merlemerle Butterfly

Lorrkon Lorrkon (hollow log) A beautiful hand printed Lino design by Joy Garlbin.

Yokkarra (fish), Ngaduna (palm tree) & Barruar (Seagull egg) ‘Hi it’s me Marilyn! I’m the age of 52. I like working at the women centre and doing lino printing but I prefer screen printing. I have one design, that’s lorrkkon (hollow log). My great grandfather used to make lorrkkon and Read more…

Djomi This design depicts the story of the artist’s ancestral dreaming, the Djomi fresh water spirit mermaid. The Djomi figure is a mermaid like spirit with fish tail that lives in the fresh water stream that flows out to the sea cliff near Maningrida. Djomi is a known to be Read more…

sea design

Bush potato flower ‘When we go out hunting we find bush potatoes, the long ones. They are called bulwud sp?. (Kuninjku)  The flower is long and we follow the stem to the potato root. We peel it eat the white part. When we cook them they taste like potato.’ Lucy Read more…