Bark Painting

Bark Painting

Bark Painting Creating a Bark painting is an intricate process, and has many stages. Here we explain the process from start to finish. The Bark used for Bark paintings are from the stringy Bark tree (Eucalyptus tetrodonta). It is important that the Bark is knot free...
Basket Weaving

Basket Weaving

Basket Weaving There is a long tradition of basket weaving amongst women from Arnhem land. The material used to make baskets come from plants. These include; pandanus, palms and selected Bark fibres. These plants are woven and knotted into baskets, bags and mats....
Aboriginal Art

Aboriginal Art

Aboriginal Art Indigenous Australians have been creating Aboriginal art for tens of thousands of years. In the central desert areas of Australia the Aboriginal people have their own ceremonies. In which a series of song and dance cycles tell of the Ancestral Beings...

Aboriginal Artefact Coolamon

Aboriginal Artefact Coolamon Artwork and artefacts are how Aboriginal people pass on their knowledge and culture. One of those is the Aboriginal artefact Coolamon. The Coolamon is a multi-purpose shallow bowl. Which looks similar to a curved wooden tray. Traditionaly...
Tiwi Bird Carvings

Tiwi Bird Carvings

Tiwi Bird Carvings Aboriginal artists create Tiwi bird carvings using hardwood, decorated with natural earth pigments. Referred to as Tokampini. They are present throughout the major creation story of the Tiwi people. First Ancestor of the Tiwi Tribe Tokampini were...