Mimih Dancing ‘This is an artwork about two dancing Mimihs. It’s based on a songline from Korlobidahdah. My fathers eldest brother used to sing this song line and Unkle D, he was a dancer. My real father, Jacky was a dancer as well and he was from Korlobidahdah. This is Read more…
Mimih Dancing ‘This is an artwork about two dancing Mimihs. It’s based on a songline from Korlobidahdah. My fathers eldest brother used to sing this song line and Unkle D, he was a dancer. My real father, Jacky was a dancer as well and he was from Korlobidahdah. This is Read more…
Mimih Dancing ‘This is an artwork about two dancing Mimihs. It’s based on a songline from Korlobidahdah. My fathers eldest brother used to sing this song line and Unkle D, he was a dancer. My real father, Jacky was a dancer as well and he was from Korlobidahdah. This is Read more…
Yawkyawk – Janet Marawarr ‘Yawkyawk swim underneath the rock. They always stay there. When the sun comes out they come out from underneath the river, make themselves warm. They sit and they look around. When they sit, they cry to themselves. Ngaldjorlhbo (mother of everything) she created them – yawkyawk 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…
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…
Man-ngarre (Native Grasses) Designed 2007 Elizabeth had a distinctive artistic style, depicting the natural world with loose, organic strokes. Her style was evident in her key designs Kun-ngol (clouds), showing the cloud formations over her floodplain country after the wet season, and the fine detail of Kun-kirh (mud ripples) depicting Read more…
Man-ngarre (Native Grasses) Designed 2007 Elizabeth had a distinctive artistic style, depicting the natural world with loose, organic strokes. Her style was evident in her key designs Kun-ngol (clouds), showing the cloud formations over her floodplain country after the wet season, and the fine detail of Kun-kirh (mud ripples) depicting Read more…
Kunwardde dja Kunronj (Rocks and Billabong) Abigail has depicted the waterholes or Kunwardde dja Kunronj (Sacred Rocks and Billabong) that lie on the plains near Mankorlod, the country for which she is a traditional owner. The waterholes remain wet throughout the year, even during dry season. This site is connected to the artist’s djang (dreaming), Read more…