Maningrida Arts & Culture

Mat Mats can vary greatly. Artists commonly use a mix of naturally dyed and undyed fibre to create a striking variation of coloured bands. Some artists also incorporate different types of looping to produce different patterns and textured finishes. Each type of mat, fibre bag, basket and dilly bag has Read more…

Kunkale Wobe (Fishtrap Fence)

Cylcone

Saratoga This is a painting of two ngaldadmurrng saratoga fish [Scleropages jardini] sometimes also called the Northern Spotted Barramundi. Saratoga are commonly found in creeks, rivers and billabongs around the artist’s clan estate. The animals depicted are on one level easy to recognize and their meaning is easily accessible. On Read more…