Man-djarduk (Red Bush Apples) Deborah Wurrkidj is a Kuninjku artist from the Kurulk clan whose country lies around the outstation of Mumeka in central Arnhem Land. In this design she has depicted man-djarduk (red bush apples) – a sweet, crisp bush food that is a favourite to collect. Man-djarduk fruits in kurrung Read more…
Rrugurrgurda (mud crab) * Burarra This design tells the story of Elizabeth’s homeland – a dreaming place, a good dreaming place with plenty of mud crabs. Elizabeth’s homeland lies east of Maningrida, at the mouth of the Blyth river. This country is known for a large spiritual mud crab, which Read more…
Murnun (Dugong) Dugong can be found in the waters around Maningrida They are a protected species but do form part of a traditional manme (bushfood) diet for some saltwater communities.
An-gujechiya (fishtrap) An-gujechiya is the word for fish trap in the Burarra language, which is one of the languages that continue to be spoken in the Djelk Indigenous Protected Region. Wullunmingu’s childhood home in Gupanga, Arnhem Land, is a saltwater estuary that is a great place for collecting crabs and Read more…
Kunngol (cloud) This design depicts certain Kunngol (cloud) that signal to people of central Arnhem Land that the end of the wet season is approaching. After months of daily monsoonal rain in Arnhem Land, these clouds are light and fluffy, not like the dark, heavy clouds of the monsoonal sky. Read more…
Woodblock Sari by Bábbarra X Tharangini 2025 Woodblock print on handwoven silk, extract print with organic dyes, 100% Silk Co-created by Bábbarra Women’s Centre, Maningrida and Tharangini Studio, India Printed by artisans at Tharangini Studio Design brief by Bábbarra Women’s Centre Artists Woodblock carving by Shri C.H. Sreeram and Shri S.K. Read more…
Woodblock Sari by Bábbarra X Tharangini 2025 Woodblock print on handwoven silk, extract print with organic dyes, 100% Silk Co-created by Bábbarra Women’s Centre, Maningrida and Tharangini Studio, India Printed by artisans at Tharangini Studio Design brief by Bábbarra Women’s Centre Artists Woodblock carving by Shri C.H. Sreeram and Shri S.K. Read more…
Woodblock Sari by Bábbarra X Tharangini 2025 Woodblock print on handwoven silk, extract print with organic dyes, 100% Silk Printed by artisans at Tharangini Studio Design brief by Bábbarra women’s Centre and Artists Woodblock carving by Shri C.H. Sreeram and Shri S.K. Rajak Co-created by Bábbarra Women’s Centre, Maningrida and Tharangini Read more…
Woodblock Sari by Bábbarra X Tharangini 2025 Woodblock print on handwoven silk, extract print with organic dyes, 100% Silk Printed by artisans at Tharangini Studio Design brief by Bábbarra Women’s Centre and Artists Woodblock carving by Shri C.H. Sreeram and Shri S.K. Rajak Co-created by Bábbarra Women’s Centre, Maningrida and Tharangini Read more…
Woodblock Sari by Bábbarra X Tharangini 2025 Woodblock print on handwoven silk, extract print with organic dyes, 100% Silk Co-created by Bábbarra Women’s Centre, Maningrida and Tharangini Studio, India Printed by artisans at Tharangini Studio Design brief by Bábbarra Women’s Centre Artists Woodblock carving by Shri C.H. Sreeram and Shri S.K. Read more…