Injalak Arts and Crafts

Coiled Pandanus Basket This basket is made from natural, local materials sourced from the Gunbalanya area. Weavers gather fresh young leaves from the pandanus palm using a hooked stick, then strip and dry them. The pandanus is then boiled up on the campfire with local plant dyes. Today’s coiled fibre Read more…

Marebu (Woven Mat) Marebu is the general Kunwinjku term for woven mats. These were traditionally valuable items. Some were used as working surfaces, others were worn and others used during ceremonial occasions. Traditionally these items would have been woven from plain pandanus, but today they are usually coloured with natural Read more…