Mandjabu (Fish Trap) “In old times people would make these mandjabu (fish traps) to go fishing. They are made with vine we find in the jungle. That old man, Anchor Gulunba, he showed me how to make these fish traps. I would sit there and watch him making them. We Read more…
Murnun (dugong) and Yokkara (fish) Murnun (dugong) and Yokkara (fish) This new 2022 design by Josephine is part two of her Mabbúlarr collection. Mabbúlarr is the Ndjébbana word describing calm and stillness – both regarding people and the ocean. Printed by hand at Injalak Art Centre 2022 using cotton poplin (sarong Read more…
Makassan Boat with Bottles and Rope “Wubbunj is our traditional canoe. This design is the old history story of how people came to live in this place we call Maningrida. Two old people were staying on the other side of the saltwater, in Narlarrambarr area. The old people slept in Read more…
Makassan Boat with Bottles and Rope “Wubbunj is our traditional canoe. This design is the old history story of how people came to live in this place we call Maningrida. Two old people were staying on the other side of the saltwater, in Narlarrambarr area. The old people slept in Read more…
Djenj dja Wayuk Djenj dja Wayuk (Fish and Waterlilies)
Djenj dja Komrdawh “My country is called Mankorlod. It is near the rock country. My dreaming is komrdawh (long neck turtle), the one I painted in my design. I like to eat komrdaw, it tastes really nice. We catch them in dry and wet season near Mankorlod. This is my Read more…
Murnun (dugong) and Yokkara (fish) Murnun (dugong) and Yokkara (fish) This new 2022 design by Josephine is part two of her Mabbúlarr collection. Mabbúlarr is the Ndjébbana word describing calm and stillness – both regarding people and the ocean. Printed by hand at Injalak Art Centre 2022 using cotton poplin (sarong Read more…
Mududu A new design by Lucy celebrating her love of eating mudcrab. Mududu is mudcrab in the Gurgoni language. ‘I feel good waking up in the morning, knowing I am going to Bábbarra. After work I go home and talk about my printing with all my family, and then I Read more…
