Crocodile This finely crafted crocodile was cut from a Kapok tree. Shaped almost entirely by hand using a wood rasp and sand paper it has been finished in acrylic paint. Teeth are crafted from a different wood, the same material used for spears and fire starting sticks; sharpened to a Read more…
Black Bream Djilpin Arts is a not for profit Aboriginal Corporation that promotes the maintenance, development and transmission of traditional cultural knowledge systems. Djilpin Arts specialises in art, live cultural performance, digital media, and produced the popular performance event – the Walking With Spirits Festival as well as Concerts on Read more…
Water Buffalo Resting This painting depicts a small mob of Buffalo resting beside a water source. This is a common scene here in Beswick as water buffalo freely roam the area. Painting has been completed using acrylic paint, and modern paintbrushes.
Billabong Fish This painting depicts multiple fish and aquatic species common to the Beswick region. Scotty painted this story with his young son, which is why there is an upside down fish at the top left corner. Visible is a catfish at the bottom, two black bream on either side Read more…
Barra and Diving Duck Djilpin Arts is a not for profit Aboriginal Corporation that promotes the maintenance, development and transmission of traditional cultural knowledge systems. Djilpin Arts specialises in art, live cultural performance, digital media, and produced the popular performance event – the Walking With Spirits Festival as well as Read more…
Catfish and Filesnake Djilpin Arts is a not for profit Aboriginal Corporation that promotes the maintenance, development and transmission of traditional cultural knowledge systems. Djilpin Arts specialises in art, live cultural performance, digital media, and produced the popular performance event – the Walking With Spirits Festival as well as Concerts Read more…
Gecko File Snake and Long Tom This piece by local custodian Frankie “Tango” Lane depicts three animals. At top is a gecko, commonly found in houses or “kamps”. At the middle is a file snake, or “quiet snake”. These snakes are found in billabongs and are tasty tucker. They are Read more…
Mimi dancing This painting depicts four Mimi spirits dancing. Also included are some bush tools such as two spears, a mako or didgeridoo, clap sticks and a dilly bag. Painting has been completed using a handmade Jarlk brush harvested from local billabongs and wet areas. Raark or fine line work Read more…
Goanna This carving by Harry Malibirr is depicts a local source of bush tucker, the goanna. It is made from kurrajong wood and painted with acrylic paint. The paintwork is finished with traditional rarrk (fine line cross-hatching). Wood carving has always been part of Aboriginal culture and Djilpin artists continue this Read more…
Archer (Rifle) Fish Wood carving has always been part of Aboriginal culture and Djilpin artists continue this tradition. Men carved wood 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…