Spear 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 to 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…
Bluewater 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 and Read more…
Mimi Spirit “Mimi go through rock country. Hide in cracks. May be cheeky. Mimi look after and renew country.” This stunning Mimi Spirit has been hand crafted from native beach hibiscus sourced in Darwin. Carved using a mix of sharp hand tools it has then been finished in modern acrylic paints. Read more…
Mimi Spirit “Mimi go through rock country. Hide in cracks. May be cheeky. Mimi look after and renew country.” This stunning Mimi Spirit has been hand crafted from native beach hibiscus sourced in Darwin. Carved using a mix of sharp hand tools it has then been finished in modern acrylic paints. Read more…
Mimi Spirit “Mimi go through rock country. Hide in cracks. May be cheeky. Mimi look after and renew country.” This stunning Mimi Spirit has been hand crafted from native beach hibiscus sourced in Darwin. Carved using a mix of sharp hand tools it has then been finished in modern acrylic paints. Read more…
Dance Belt Dance belts are an important cultural component of ceremony. This belt has been made from a mix of bush string, double twisted to form the belt component, along with cotton string for the dangling components. White cockatoo feathers are used at the end of the dangle. Bush String is incredibly Read more…
Mimi Spirit “Mimi go through rock country. Hide in cracks. May be cheeky. Mimi look after and renew country.” This stunning Mimi Spirit has been hand crafted from native beach hibiscus sourced in Darwin. Carved using a mix of sharp hand tools it has then been finished in modern acrylic paints. Read more…
Mimi Spirit “Mimi go through rock country. Hide in cracks. May be cheeky. Mimi look after and renew country.” This stunning Mimi Spirit has been hand crafted from native beach hibiscus sourced in Darwin. Carved using a mix of sharp hand tools it has then been finished in modern acrylic paints. Read more…
Mimi Spirit “Mimi go through rock country. Hide in cracks. May be cheeky. Mimi look after and renew country.” This stunning Mimi Spirit has been hand crafted from native beach hibiscus sourced in Darwin. Carved using a mix of sharp hand tools it has then been finished in modern acrylic paints. Read more…