Mabbúlarr (Calm Still Water) Mabbúlarr is the Ndjébbana word describing calm and stillness – both regarding people and the ocean. This design tells the story of underwater life in the shallows. The turtle we call marláddja (green turtle, Chelonia mydas) and the stingray we call marnandjúbba (Cowtail Stingray, Pastinachus sephen). Read more…
Mabbúlarr (Calm Still Water) Mabbúlarr is the Ndjébbana word describing calm and stillness – both regarding people and the ocean. This design tells the story of underwater life in the shallows. The turtle we call marláddja (green turtle, Chelonia mydas) and the stingray we call marnandjúbba (Cowtail Stingray, Pastinachus sephen). Read more…
Mabbúlarr (Calm Still Water) Mabbúlarr is the Ndjébbana word describing calm and stillness – both regarding people and the ocean. This design tells the story of underwater life in the shallows. The turtle we call marláddja (green turtle, Chelonia mydas) and the stingray we call marnandjúbba (Cowtail Stingray, Pastinachus sephen). Read more…
Mabbúlarr (Calm Still Water) Mabbúlarr is the Ndjébbana word describing calm and stillness – both regarding people and the ocean. This design tells the story of underwater life in the shallows. The turtle we call marláddja (green turtle, Chelonia mydas) and the stingray we call marnandjúbba (Cowtail Stingray, Pastinachus sephen). Read more…
Djenj dja Komrdawh (Swordfish and Turtle) “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. Read more…
Bawáliba and Bush Flower This new design from workshops held in 2022 depicting Bawáliba (stone country mimihs) and dilly bags against a background of loosely placed bush flowers. Lucy has depicted her Bawáliba with werrkno (skin) textures. ‘Bawáliba is the djang (Dreaming) of my mother and my uncles. They are good spirits, they protect Read more…
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.
