Stone Blades Translated from Wagilak: “I am Harry Malibirr. I am from Gapuwiyak. I am sitting down and doing this painting. This is my great great son’s story (skin relationship: great grandfather on mothers side). This story we do la’arda (stone blade), flint fire starter, spear, dimbooka (sacred dillybag), water Read more…
Bat Dreaming This painting represents a bat dreaming and has been completed in contrasting black and white colour. In the middle you can see a large bat, feasting on flowers and pollen. This has been represented by the multiple dots surrounding a central dot. Leaves are also visible which represent the Read more…
Palm Canoe This is a scaled down replica of a traditional bark canoe. This piece has been constructed from a painted palm seedpod, constructed using similar techniques to traditional bark canoes. You can see binding at the end, pulling the palm pod into a canoe form. Traditionally bark from trees such as stringybark Read more…
Woven Turtle Fibre Art is an ancient Aboriginal women’s craft that is still made today using the same techniques as their ancestors. Making fibre art is labour intensive and much care and fine needlework is required to ensure the finished object is both functional and beautiful. Fibre art from the Read more…
Woven Basket Fibre Art is an ancient Aboriginal women’s craft that is still made today using the same techniques as their ancestors. Making fibre art is labour intensive and much care and fine needlework is required to ensure the finished object is both functional and beautiful. Fibre art from the Read more…
Wyadda Spirit Figure This finely crafted figure represents a Whyadda or Mukuy Spirit creatures. The Mukuy belong in Yirritja country called Galanbirni. At night you might hear them playing the Didjeridu. The Mukuy travel around a lot and are often found in sacred places. They are mysterious, sometimes playful and sometimes Read more…
Wagilak Man This striking piece depicts the Wagilak Man, carved from a Kapok tree sourced locally, and detail finished in acrylic paints. The Wagilak Man is an important story for James’s clan and is depicted with a removable spear, bondok or woomera, and dimbooka or dilly bag. Naga or loin Read more…
Dilly Bag Fibre Art is an ancient Aboriginal women’s craft that is still made today using the same techniques as their ancestors. Making fibre art is labour intensive and much care and fine needlework is required to ensure the finished object is both functional and beautiful. Fibre art from the Read more…
Pukumani Pole Pukumani Poles are part of Tiwi Island culture which honour those who have passed. These poles are placed on a grave during ceremony and left until they too are reclaimed by country. The poles reflect Tiwi culture, and this miniature version features a fish spear blade at the top. Read more…
Fishing In A Canoe Wood carving has always been part of Aboriginal culture and Djilpin artists continue this tradition. Wood was carved for many purposes – tools for hunting or gathering food, axes and knives for building shelters, spears and clubs for protection of their lives and territory, objects for ceremony Read more…