bush turkey 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 and Read more…
bush turkey 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 and Read more…
Buffalo Skull This commissioned Water Buffalo piece features an important Wagilak clan story along with a young man initiation ceremony body paint style. As a central piece on the water buffalo forehead are multiple Laar’da, or stone blades. Stones are harvested on country, and then skilfully shaped and used for hunting purposes. Read more…
Buffalo Skull This commissioned Water Buffalo piece features a Wagilak clan bush tool creation story along with a young man initiation ceremony body paint style. Central to the piece are to Wagilak people. A man is on the left, and his wife on the right. “Man stomped on the big “ngarmbi” Read more…
Buffalo Skull This commissioned Water Buffalo piece features plants and animals found in Beswick’s surrounding billabongs and wet areas. Visible include a “Jaigung” or filesnake, two diving ducks, a barramundi as well as water lily roots called “dattum”. All are tasty tucker when cooked in coals. Dattum can be ground to make Read more…
Mukuy Spirit Figures These finely crafted woven figures represent 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 cheeky Read more…
Mukuy Spirit Figures These finely crafted woven figures represent 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 cheeky Read more…
Mukuy Spirit Figures These finely crafted woven figures represent 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 cheeky Read more…
Mukuy Spirit Figures These finely crafted woven figures represent 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 cheeky Read more…
woven mat 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 Ghunmarn Read more…