Bula’bula Arts

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Fabric length – 1m

FABRIC ARTWORK

This product was screenprinted by Yolŋu art workers at Bula’Bula Arts. We print small batches of tea towels, tshirts and fabric lengths by hand because we love putting Yolŋu designs on everyday items – especially ones that balanda (non-Yolŋu) use! Due to the lovely handmade nature of this product, print quality may vary.

 Available in four fabric designs and multiple colourways:

• Dawurrmonuk (itchy caterpillar) by Evonne Gayuwrri
• Lidjilidji (Crimson Finch) by Andrew Wanamilil
• Lorrpu (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) by Peter Gambung
• Ngambi (limestone) spear by Shannon Ashley

Manymak (very good)! Buying Bula’Bula Arts products helps us build a sustainable income source for our 150 artists and artworkers from Ramingining and surrounding outstations.

100% cotton

 

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Gumang Mapu (magpie goose egg hunting) hoodie

While it might be rare for the mercury to drop below 30 degrees in Ramingining, these trackpants will keep you looking cool at any temperature. In this design, George Milpurrurru has depicted men in bark canoes collecting Gumang Mapu (magpie goose eggs), which are sacred to the Ganalbingu people. To the east of the Arafura Swamp is a freshwater billabong which is said to have been made by the Goose Spirit and is in the shape of a goose nest. As a result, the geese, their eggs and their nests are sacred.

Details:

• AS Colour 290 GSM
• 80% cotton 20% polyester anti-pill fleece
• Created in collaboration with MCA 

 Photo courtesy of MCA. 

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Gumang Mapu (magpie goose egg hunting story) tracksuit pants

While it might be rare for the mercury to drop below 30 degrees in Ramingining, these trackpants will keep you looking cool at any temperature. In this design, George Milpurrurru has depicted men in bark canoes collecting Gumang Mapu (magpie goose eggs), which are sacred to the Ganalbingu people. To the east of the Arafura Swamp is a freshwater billabong which is said to have been made by the Goose Spirit and is in the shape of a goose nest. As a result, the geese, their eggs, and their nests are sacred.

Details:

• AS Colour 290 GSM
• 80% cotton 20% polyester anti-pill fleece
• Created in collaboration with MCA 

Photo courtesy of MCA.

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Why Warriors by Richard Trudgen

“Many books have been written about the Yolgnu people of Arnhem Land. This one is very different. It speaks about the real situation that we face every day, a reality that is hard for people of another culture to imagine.” – Rev. Dr. Djiniyini Gondarra OAM.

Why Warriors Lie Down and Die is essential reading for anyone interested in indigenous peoples. It provides hope and new direction for those simply searching for answers as to why ‘the problems’ seem to persist in Aboriginal communities. It also offers insights for those who want a greater understanding of the issues involved in achieving true reconciliation. 

First published in 2000. 

 

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Hand screenprinted card

This greeting card was screenprinted by Yolŋu art workers at Bula’Bula Arts. We print small batches of cards, tea towels, tshirts and fabric lengths by hand because we love putting Yolŋu designs on everyday items – especially ones that balanda (non-Yolŋu) use! Due to the lovely handmade nature of this product, print quality may vary.

Each of these cards has been designed by Bula’bula artists and represents their totems. 

Manymak (very good)! Buying Bula’Bula Arts products helps us build a sustainable income source for our 150 artists and artworkers from Ramingining and surrounding outstations.

 

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Frida Tote

 

• Fully lined with zip closure
• Two internet open pockets
• One internal zip pocket
• 35cm(h) x 40cm(w) x 11cm(base)

FABRIC ARTWORK

This product was screenprinted by Yolŋu art workers at Bula’Bula Arts. We print small batches of tea towels, tshirts and fabric lengths by hand because we love putting Yolŋu designs on everyday items – especially ones that balanda (non-Yolŋu) use! Due to the lovely handmade nature of this product, print quality may vary.

 Available in four fabric designs and multiple colourways:

• Dawurrmonuk (itchy caterpillar) by Evonne Gayuwrri
• Lidjilidji (Crimson Finch) by Andrew Wanamilil
• Lorrpu (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) by Peter Gambung
• Ngambi (limestone) spear by Shannon Ashley

Manymak (very good)! Buying Bula’Bula Arts products helps us build a sustainable income source for our 150 artists and artworkers from Ramingining and surrounding outstations.

WORKING WITH FLYING FOX FABRICS 

We work with Flying Fox Fabrics, a small social enterprise based in Darwin. Flying Fox Fabrics, make and sell accessories, clothing and homewares from fabrics designed by Aboriginal artists which have been hand printed in Australia. They work in partnership with Aboriginal artists and fair trade organisations in Cambodia that train and employ disabled artisans.

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Delia crossbody bag

Height 27cm, Width 24cm, Base 6cm

Features:

• Fully lined
• Zip closure
• Adjustable strap
• Can be worn on the shoulder or cross body
• Two front, external zipper pockets
• Internal zip pocket
• Two internal pockets

FABRIC ARTWORK

This product was screenprinted by Yolŋu art workers at Bula’Bula Arts. We print small batches of tea towels, tshirts and fabric lengths by hand because we love putting Yolŋu designs on everyday items – especially ones that balanda (non-Yolŋu) use! Due to the lovely handmade nature of this product, print quality may vary.

 Available in four fabric designs and multiple colourways:

• Dawurrmonuk (itchy caterpillar) by Evonne Gayuwrri
• Lidjilidji (Crimson Finch) by Andrew Wanamilil
• Lorrpu (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) by Peter Gambung
• Ngambi (limestone) spear by Shannon Ashley

Manymak (very good)! Buying Bula’Bula Arts products helps us build a sustainable income source for our 150 artists and artworkers from Ramingining and surrounding outstations.

 

WORKING WITH FLYING FOX FABRICS 

We work with Flying Fox Fabrics, a small social enterprise based in Darwin. Flying Fox Fabrics, make and sell accessories, clothing and homewares from fabrics designed by Aboriginal artists which have been hand printed in Australia. They work in partnership with Aboriginal artists and fair trade organisations in Cambodia that train and employ disabled artisans.

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Baru Dhawu (Crocodile Story)

Baru (the crocodile man), was from the Gumatj clan. People usually call him Gurdu Gurdu or Baru which means crocodile. He lived his life at a place called Yirrkala. Living near him were other people, and when Baru didn’t have enough to eat he began to kill and eat these other people. After a while others noticed that some people were missing. When Baru went to the toilet, the people could smell this strong smell, so they knew that he ate the other people. Some men went to get help and they took message sticks to the other tribes. Some were sending smoke signals. When they came to Baru’s camp they started to spear him in the left side of his ribs. He dropped into the fire and burnt his left hand and maybe his right hand. He then ran into the bush and yelled to his countrymen – the animals, birds and fish that live on the land and in the sea. He stopped and he named the tribes and clans and also the places until he came to a place called Gamarru/Guyurru. There he took a rest and said to himself “This is where I stop and call this place Gamarru/Guyurru”. Baru, still in pain from the fire, then jumped into the water and turned himself into a crocodile. The fire left scars on his back. Baru paintings belong to Gumatj and Warrawarra and also the Marpi clan. This painting is used at death ceremonies or initiations and it normally is painted on the belly, which means the person the design is painted on is part of Gurdu Gurdu (the crocodile people).

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Guya (fish)

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JB Fisher – Djanda (lizard)

JB paints stories from his Dhuwa homeland in northeast Arnhem Land. Stories are passed on either paternally or maternally and JB would have learnt these stories from his ancestors. The cross-hatching style (Rrark) is a traditional painting style of this area and can represent elements such as water, air and wind.

His paintings often feature totemic animals of the fresh waters of North East Arnhem Land.