Jennifer Wurrkidj | Gold and Blue Dillybag – on white
Jap 017448 | hand printed textile | 400 x 105 cm
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Freda Ali Wayartja | Kunmadj – Dilly Bag
Jap 017424 | fibre sculpture | 31 x 15 x 17 cm
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Freda Ali Wayartja | Kunmadj – Dilly Bag
Jap 017425 | fibre sculpture | 27 x 13 x 15 cm
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Gloreen Campion | Ngarrbek – Echidna
Jap 017401 | fibre sculpture | 30 x 17 cm
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Linda Gurawana | Kunmadj – on red
Jap 017435 | hand printed textile | 195 x 130 cm
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Kylie Hall | Pandanus Weaving – yellow & pink on white
Jap 017434 | hand printed textile | 200 x 140 cm
Deborah Wurrkidj | Mandjabu
Jap 017413 | ochre pigments on bark | 143 x 31 cm
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Lucy Yarawonga | Bawaliba – gold & silver on blue
Jap 017433 | hand printed textile | 190 x 135 cm
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Raylene Bonson | Fishtrap – green, orange and black
Jap 017438 | hand printed textile | 290 x 105 cm
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Linda Gurawana | Kunmadj – on denim blue
Jap 017440 | hand printed textile | 300 x `130 cm
Raylene Bonson | Fishtrap – pink & yellow
Jap 017437 | hand printed textile | 200 x 105 cm
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Esther Yarlalla | Fire Stick and Dillybags – brown on grey
Jap 017442 | hand printed textile | 305 x 130 cm
Jennifer Wurrkidj | Manjabu
Jap 017400 | ochre pigments on bark | 64 x 25 cm
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Melba Gunjarrwanga | Kunmadj – Dilly Bag
Jap 017411 | ochre pigments on bark | 115 x 25 cm
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Deborah Wurrkidj | Karrbarda Yam and Dillybag – on brown
Jap 017439 | hand printed textile | 306 x 110 cm
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Susan Marrawarr | Fishtrap – white & rose on navy
Jap 017446 | hand printed textile | 415 x 140 cm
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Yolanda Rostron | Yawkyawk
Jap 017417 | fibre sculpture | 110 x 12 x 20 cm
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Yolanda Rostron | Yawkyawk
Jap 017418 | fibre sculpture | 110 x 12 x 20 cm
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Laura Runggiwanga | Coiled Basket
Jap 017428 | fibre sculpture | 19 x 14 cm
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Kylie Hall | Pandanus Weaving – green & pink on green
Jap 017441 | hand printed textile | 320 x 140 cm
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Susan Marrawarr | Fishtrap – gold & red on black
Jap 017445 | hand printed textile | 145 x 135 cm
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Deborah Wurrkidj | Wak three panels – on blue
Jap 017443 | hand printed textile | 200 x 130 cm
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Beverley England Gararrpa | Burlupurr – Dilly Bag
Jap 017414 | fibre sculpture | 19 x 16 cm
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Freda Ali Wayartja | Burlupurr – Dilly Bag
Jap 017422 | fibre sculpture | 23 x 10 cm
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Deborah Wurrkidj | Wak three panels – on cream
Jap 017444 | hand printed textile | 200 x 130 cm
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Winnie Mason | Burlupurr – Dilly Bag
Jap 017402 | fibre sculpture | 42 x 42 cm
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Winnie Mason | Burlupurr – Dilly Bag
Jap 017404 | fibre sculpture | 22 x 15 x 14 cm
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Winnie Mason | Burlupurr – Dilly Bag
Jap 017403 | fibre sculpture | 37 x 34 cm
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Winnie Mason | Burlupurr – Dilly Bag
Jap 017405 | fibre sculpture | 25 x 17 cm
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Melba Gunjarrwanga | Kunmadj – Dilly Bag
Jap 017412 | ochre pigments on bark | 105 x 39 cm
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Beverley England Gararrpa | Burlupurr – Dilly Bag
Jap 017415 | fibre sculpture | 17 x 12 cm
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Beverley England Gararrpa | Burlupurr – Dilly Bag
Jap 017416 | fibre sculpture | 15 x 13 x 14 cm
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David Brian | Kun-madj Dilly Bag Design
Jap 017419 | mako (didjeridu) | 149 x 7 cm
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David Brian | Bonglin Bonglin
Jap 017420 | mako (didjeridu) | 139 x 7 cm
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Vera Cameron | Djamo – dog
Jap 017407 | fibre sculpture | 22 x 76 x 12 cm
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Mary Na-Balangkarra | Coiled Basket
Jap 017406 | fibre sculpture | 36 x 39 x 42 cm
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Freda Ali Wayartja | An-gujechiya (Fish Trap)
Jap 017423 | fibre sculpture | 130 x 25 cm
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Vera Cameron | Djamo – dog
Jap 017409 | fibre sculpture | 80 x 15 x 29 cm
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Vera Cameron | Djamo – dog
Jap 017410 | fibre sculpture | 77 x 12 x 22 cm
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Artists from Babbarra Women’s Centre in Arnhem Land curate an exhibition on the theme of Kunmadj or woven vessels. This is the Kuninjku word used for material culture or woven objects including dilly bags, while fish traps are referred to as mandjabu . The exhibition theme showcases ancient and contemporary knowledge, and reflects the craft associated with the dilly bag which is both a sacred ceremonial symbol and a utilitarian object.
The women artists produce many various screen print designs depicting fish traps and dilly bags in different styles and formats, using all natural fibres in silks, linens and cottons. Artists at Maningrida Arts and Culture produces the woven fibre dilly bags and fish traps, made from leaves of the pandanus tree. The region around Maningrida is home to over 100 clan groups who speak 12 different languages. This exhibition is presented in association with Babbarra Women’s Centre.
Fibre artists from Maningrida Arts and Culture contribute sculptures and artefacts that reflect the theme, including bark paintings, woven fish traps, dilly bags and baskets, and fibre sculptures of dogs and Yawk Yawk figures. The exhibition is on display from 24 July to 26 August 2020.