Status: Stock Make it Real Magnet by Peggy Griffths Jinamoom Jinamoom is the area of the Keep River as it flows through the gorge country. During the wet season it is joined by little floodwater creeks and the open country becomes marshy. There are lots of new grasses and spinifex Read more…
Status: Stock Make it Real Tea Towel by Ben Ward Yardanggarlm (Dingo Springs) Ward depicts a traditional area of Miriwoong Country outside Kununura in the east Kimberley, WA. “This painting is also about ceremony for young men.” Ward maps out Country, its ranges, river systems, rocky outcrops, natural springs and Read more…
Status: Stock Make it Real Bag Charm by Ben Ward Goorloordoordoog – Pigeon Dreaming Goorloordoordoog – the peace pigeon created this country by scratching out the ground with his feet in the Dreamtime. The central design represents a freshwater spring that the pigeon hid underground. A long time ago this Read more…
Status: Stock Make it Real Scrunchie Set by Ben Ward Artwork 1: Top Dam This painting depicts the artists’ country, Gemilarrgen or Top Dam, before Lake Argyle Dam was built. This area is now under water.This is also the Dreaming of the black headed water python, Doolood, who left eggs there Read more…
Status: Stock Make it Real Magnet by Ben Ward Pigeon Dreaming Ben has depicted Pigeon Dreaming in this painting. “The peace pigeon – gooloodoodoog created this country by scratching out theground with his feet in the Dreamtime.” The central design represents a water hole. “I have deliberately painted a nuclear Read more…
Status: Stock Make it Real Scrunchie Set by Gemma Unghango Artwork 1 (Black) : Dancing People Dancing and ceremony, teaching the younger generation. The Kira Kiro dance with Ero Uru of the Kulari people, the Saltwater people. The small Jimi Warlay are the good spirits that look after you in the Read more…
Status: Stock Two Little Sisters A rainbow snake travelled from Gimoorl country and created a river going towards Woombanji country (Jamanjoong). There he met up with two sisters and asked the old man if one of the sister was his promised wife, but he refused. He kept both the sisters Read more…
Status: Stock History Beneath the Beauty Woorrilbem holds a history. A blast from my grandmother’s past as a child she went to this billabong to collect the lily flowers, its bulb, mussels and other edible bush food to take back to her family. One particular day on a usual walk Read more…
Status: Stock Green Turtle (Juluwarru) Juluwarru is the most common saltwater turtle and is very good for food, it is the main species the people still eat.The large adults contain a lot of meat, and everything is eaten including the, the flippers, the intestines and the tasty fat.
Status: Stock Boab Tree (Joomooloony) of the Kimberley The boab tree is a tree that we have lots of in the Kimberley region in Australia. It’s a symbol of our country and the nuts that grow on it has food in it when you break it open. It is also used for medicine Read more…