Purple Emu Art Centre

The Story

The Etching series This is the best etching series

Birmba Birmba, the white cockatoo is a cheeky bird. Stealing fruit all the time. In our culture some birds are messengers. In our lore Birmba brings us news. My mothers Bubu is the Shipton Flat/Helenvale area. I love taking family to our bubu, fishing and hunting for food and having Read more…

The Story

Yawu We always look at the plants to know when it’s a good time to hunt or harvest certain foods. We hunt yawu from December to May. We know it’s the right time to hunt the yawu (stingray) because that’s when the wattle is flowering. We look out for its Read more…

Status: Stock Tea towel – Various artists & designs Taste a bit like egg … 

Status: Stock Picnic Rug – Lila Creek – Bush Plants The Djilpin Arts Picnic Rug range is a celebration of life on country around the waterways of Wugularr community and surrounds. Inspired by the artists’ love of heading out bush and throwing down a calico to fish, swim and relax Read more…

Status: Stock Mowanjum 50 Years Mowanjum Aboriginal Community decided to share their stories and Wandjina traditions in this lively and richly illustrated book. It tells of their journey from their homelands in the north Kimberley to Derby where Worrorra, Ngarinyin and Wunambal peoples established Mowanjum Community in 1956. Historical photographs Read more…

Status: Stock Necklace Jewellery is made locally by artists and craftspeople, many of whom are Mangkaja artists. Keep an eye out for their paintings in our artwork section.

Status: Stock Wartarrka/Jinba  Hand cut hardwood with Gunarrara (engraved marks) and acrylic paint.