Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation

Makéddja (Turtle) Skirt (M) Makéddja is the generic word for turtle in the Ndjébbana language of the Kunibidji people of Maningrida.  

Makéddja (Turtle) Skirt M Makéddja is the generic word for turtle in the Ndjébbana language of the Kunibidji people of Maningrida.  

Bush Flower

Bush Flower

Mandudjmi (green plum) *Green Plum – 

Fresh Water Billabong

Jin-merduwa (mermaid) A beautiful, one-off, linocut, hand printed design by Elizabeth Wullunmingu depicting the story of Jin-merduwa.  Sometimes she also includes her Garriwa turtle print.  My niece, Stephanie James, is singing a song called Diyama, and it is about Jin-merduwa. She is in the Ripple Effect Band. They are now famous Read more…

Yawkyawk and Ngaloyd Story TBC

Djabayéna (Ancestral sawfish spirit)   Djabayéna is a highly significant saw fish creation spirit that is part of the symbolic identity of the Ndjébbana speaking Kunibidji people of West Arnhem Land.  When seen from the sky, the formation of a large Djabayéna can be seen at the opening of the Liverpool River on Read more…

Djomi (Fresh Water Spirit) 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 Read more…