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 Read more…
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 Read more…
Status: Stock 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 Read more…
SugarBag Harvest This painting depicts a Wagilak man harvesting Gugu, or sugar bag (native bush honey). The man is depicted with a dillybag, bondock or spear thrower, multiple spears and a bush axe. Above the man are some leaves and gum nuts, which when flowering are an indicator that the Read more…
Status: Stock Waterlily & Datdum by Julie Ashley “This scarf him waterlily. All the purple one that flower… datdum. All that is grass… weed around the waterlily and billabong” – Julie. Based on original artwork sketched by Julie and designed in Wugularr / Beswick, Arnhem Land, NT. Silk and cotton blend for breathable comfort, Read more…
Status: Stock Turtle, Fish & Croc by Aileen Bulumbara “When I was young and little I asked where is my country? I asked my Dad and Aunty. Your country is Barunga and Beswick. I am traditional owner for Beswick. This is a story from Beswick. In Beswick area there are Read more…
Status: Stock Fish by Peter Lindsay Featuring artwork by Peter depicting the different types of fish found in the fresh waterways that provide an important food source. 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 Read more…
Status: Stock Kapok by Qatisha Forbes Featuring artwork by Qatisha of the yellow Kapok flower. After the flowers come green fruit and is a Jawoyn indicator for crocodile eggs. When the seeds crack the eggs are hatching. You’ll start to see baby crocodiles. You can eat the flowers and small fruit, the Read more…
Goanna Song line The Lorrkon or bone pole coffin ceremony was the final ceremony in a sequence of mortuary rituals celebrated by the people of Arnhem Land. This ceremony involves the placing of the deceased’s bones into a hollow log until it slowly decayed over many years. The log is made 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 the Read more…