Marrawuddi Arts & Culture

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Ngarradj (Sulphur Crested Cockatoo) This piece was carved by Harold Goodman and painted by Irene Henry. Irene and Harold are partners that live at the Kakadu Outstation of Kapalga. Irene’s family are from Tiwi islands, which are represented through her artistic narrative of painting. “My cousin brother, Sebastian, used to Read more…

Ngarradj (Sulphur Crested Cockatoo) This piece was carved by Harold Goodman and painted by Irene Henry. Irene and Harold are partners that live at the Kakadu Outstation of Kapalga. Irene’s family are from Tiwi islands, which are represented through her artistic narrative of painting. “My cousin brother, Sebastian, used to Read more…

Karnamarr (Red Tailed Black Cockatoo) This piece was carved by Harold Goodman and painted by Irene Henry. Irene and Harold are partners that live at the Kakadu Outstation of Kapalga. Irene’s family are from Tiwi islands, which are represented through her artistic narrative of painting. “My cousin brother, Sebastian, used Read more…

Karnamarr (Red Tailed Black Cockatoo) This piece was carved by Harold Goodman and painted by Irene Henry. Irene and Harold are partners that live at the Kakadu Outstation of Kapalga. Irene’s family are from Tiwi islands, which are represented through her artistic narrative of painting. “My cousin brother, Sebastian, used Read more…

Wirliwirlih (Galah) This piece was carved by Harold Goodman and painted by Irene Henry. Irene and Harold are partners that live at the Kakadu Outstation of Kapalga. Irene’s family are from Tiwi islands, which are represented through her artistic narrative of painting. “My cousin brother used to make bird’s, Roy’s Read more…

Wirliwirlih (Galah) This piece was carved by Harold Goodman and painted by Irene Henry. Irene and Harold are partners that live at the Kakadu Outstation of Kapalga. Irene’s family are from Tiwi islands, which are represented through her artistic narrative of painting. “My cousin brother used to make bird’s, Roy’s Read more…

Wirliwirlih (Galah) This piece was carved by Harold Goodman and painted by Irene Henry. Irene and Harold are partners that live at the Kakadu Outstation of Kapalga. Irene’s family are from Tiwi islands, which are represented through her artistic narrative of painting. “My cousin brother used to make bird’s, Roy’s Read more…

Yawk Yawk (Freshwater Mermaid) Yawk Yawk is the Kunwinjku term used for young women but also for special female water spirits that have fish tails. Sometimes they are described as ‘mermaids’ and are said to live in trees and in water in special places in western Arnhem Land. They are Read more…

Mimih Spirit Aboriginal people of western Arnhem Land say that their Mimih rock pictures were painted not by humans but by the Mimih spirits. The drawings, usually in red ochre, show elegant, graceful stick-like human figures in action – fighting, running, dancing, leaping and hunting , preparing meat and using Read more…