Djilpin Arts Aboriginal Corporation

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Diving Ducks

This painting depicts multiple diving ducks, swimming among bobbing white apples. White apples are a native bush tukka, which fallen from the tree float on top of the surface. Both of these – diving duck & white apple – are “gudwan dagga” or tasty tucker.

Painting has been completed using a handmade grass reed brush called Jarlk harvested from local billabongs and wet areas. Raark or fine line work is in Yirritja style and consists of three or four lines before alternating colour. Stippling effect on the white apple uses the tip of a modern paintbrush. Acrylic paint has been used.

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Fish

This painting depicts multiple species of fish, as well as two lilyroot yams. From top to bottom you can see lily pads, a saratoga, a lilyroot yam, an eel tail catfish, another lilyroot yam, a barramundi, and a longtom.

Painting has been completed using a handmade grass reed brush called Jarlk harvested from local billabongs and wet areas. Raark or fine line work is in Yirritja style and consists of multiple lines before alternating colour. The exception to this is the two lilyroot yams – these are in Dhuwa style, and has a single line before alternating colour. Painting has been completed in modern acrylics.

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Yams

This painting depicts two waterlily roots deep in a billabong. Water or gapu is shown using a stippling effect. Between the two yams are water striders.

Painting has been completed using a mixture of modern and traditional paintbrushes. Modern paintbrushes were used for the stippling effect, while traditional paintbrushes for the fine line work.

Traditional paintbrushes are called Jarlk, and are harvested from billabongs and wet areas and shaped to create a fine intricate line. Fine line cross hatching work is called Raark and is in Yirritja style. This consists of multiple lines before alternating colour.

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Bone Fish, Turtle & Barra

This painting depicts a bone fish at top, long neck turtle in the middle, and a barramundi at the bottom. Waterlily plants are also visible, along with a stippling effect for gapu or water.

Painting has been completed using a handmade grass reed brush called Jarlk. Harvested from billabongs and wet areas these are shaped to create the fine line work called Raark. Raark is in Yirritja style and consists of multiple lines before alternating colour. Modern acrylic paint has been used.

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Brolga & Croc

This painting depicts a brolga and freshwater crocodile. On the right side is a diving duck, while on the left side is a spoonbill. 

Painting has been completed using a traditional grass reed brush called Jarlk. These are harvested from local billabongs and wet areas, and then shaped to create the fine line work. Fine line cross hatching is called Raark and is in Yirritja style.

Modern acrylic paint has been used.

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Brolga

This painting depicts two mating brolgas, standing in a billabong. In the background is a weeping tree, draping its leaves into the water.

Painting has been completed using modern paintbrushes and acrylic paint.

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Rolling Rock

This painting depicts an Aboriginal saltwater country story called rolling rock. This rock can be found in creeks leading to the sea, continuously rolling, and be used to transport people. Visible in the picture are a series of saltwater animals and sea creatures including fish, starfish, shellfish and stingrays.

Painting has been completed using modern paintbrushes and acrylic paints.

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Hairy yams

This painting depicts multiple hairy yams. Similar in taste to a commercial sweet potato, these are a highly prized bush tucker. Also visible is the yam plant, stretching along the ground with multiple leaves shown.

Painting has been completed in bright modern acrylic paint using a traditional handmade grass reed brush called Jarlk. Harvested from local billabongs and wet areas, Jarlk brushes are shaped until a fine line is obtained.

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Foot track

This painting depicts multiple foot tracks. Included are human tracks in black, emu tracks in green, dingo tracks in red, kangaroo tracks in yellow and cat tracks in grey. At the top of the piece a goanna track can be seen complete with a dragging tail mark.

Painting has been completed using modern acrylic paints.

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Lily Flower by Evangeline Wilson

“Since I’ve been growing up I’ve been looking at the water lily flower, when we were little and swimming in the billabong we would pick them. I’ve drawn the flower bud in the middle just before its ready to open out, and then how it looks when its open and all the little colourful flowers that grow near the billabong around my home.”

Crafted with the luxury of silk but blended with viscose for breathable comfort, the Djilpin scarf is perfect for everyday use. A wearable artwork investment evoking the spirit of Arnhem Land, perfect for summer or winter.

Silk Viscose blend. 46cm x 180cm. Designed in Wugularr / Beswick, Arnhem Land.