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Status: Stock Pandanus earrings by Daphne Banyawarra Bush-dyed pandanus, harvested locally and dyed with bush dyes Yolŋu artist and masterweaver Daphne Banyawarra is a strong Ganalbingu woman from Gurrwiliny (Arafura Wetlands). Her intricate and highly skilled works are made from naturally dyed pandanus and kurrajong plant materials sourced from the Read more…

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Status: Stock Jarndu Jumpsuit Jarndu (Woman) Jumpsuits, Two Artist Designs on cotton: Jiidid (Whirlpool) by Cecelia Tigan Joolgie (Fresh Water Crayfish) by Dena Gower Your purchase of this garment provides income for Aboriginal women artists and helps give them a platform to share their culture and stories. Nagula Jarndu (Saltwater Read more…

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Status: Stock Kija Country (pink) – Anne Nunn Rowena is a Kija-Gooniyandi-Jaru woman from the Halls Creek area of The Kimberley. The design depicts the hills of this Country, particularly the Lansdowne Ranges Country which through her Grandmother, Rowena is the custodian. Handcrafted from acrylic with a stainless steel post. Read more…

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Status: Stock Bianca Simpson, Kurranji (Cassowary) The cassowary is one of the major totems (Ancestral Spirit Beings) for our Kuku Yalanji people. He is a big, dangerous bird that rules the rainforest. The cassowary can attack people but at the same time he helps growing many of the plants we Read more…

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Status: Stock Birndany (stingray) – Martha Lee Martha is a Yawuru-Karajarri artist who has spent most of her life in Rubibi, Broome. Brindany (stingray) are an important food source for Yawuru people and are nice and fat for eating in Laja Season, around October-December. Handcrafted from acrylic with a stainless-steel Read more…

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Status: Stock Kurranji Adult T-shirts The Kurranji, Cassowary, lives in North QLD. In the old days our people used to hunt and eat them. The Kurranji is now a protected species and are sacred to some tribes. The feathers were used as a decoration in tribal ceremonies. These tees have Read more…

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Status: Stock Large Banana Weave Basket “I, me, Nyanjilpayi paint this one, Jarntinti Lake. I been born there, mine. I been little girl born there, Jarntinti area. Jarntinti big claypan near Punmu. Tarlpa, Jutupa, Wawulpa, all waterhole and yinta (permanent spring) in Jarntinti area. Long time [ago] plenty bush tucker Read more…

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Mili I am a Jalanji saltwater woman. Jalanji people have lots of stories about the reef. My painting’s story is about Mili (stinging jellyfish) stirring out on the reef. We were taught at a young age to watch out because these mili sting and can be very dangerous. There are Read more…

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Kubal Kababina Anne Nunn is Nyungul woman. Her paintings depict cultural, historic and contemporary stories from her Country, the Helensvale and Shipton’s Flat area in Far North Queensland. “My painting depicts the plants and animals that live and grow around my bubu (country). I love going out bush and am Read more…

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