Art silkscreen on linen fabric, hand printed with eco-friendly inks by the women artists of the Bàbbarra Women's Center in the Aboriginal community of Maningrida, Arnhem Land in northern Australia.
Each print panel: approx. 140 x 70 cm
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Meaning of the fabric design:
This design depicts a sacred site located at 'Kurrurldul', south of Maningrida. The cross-hatching or rarrk is the pattern associated with the totem ancestor of the Black Crow, called Djimarr. This design is also used during the sacred Mardayin ceremony.
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'Wak (Sacred Site / Sacred Site)' by Deborah Wurrkidj
Hand screen-printed on linen at Bàbbarra Women's Center in the Aboriginal community of Maningrida, NT, Australia.
1 panel is approx. 140x70cm.
Contact us for any question or to get a quote to mount the fabric on a wooden frame.
Explanations for the design:
This design depicts a sacred site at 'Kurrurldul', an outstation south of Maningrida. The 'rarrk', or abstract crosshatching, on this work represents the design for the crow totem ancestor called 'Djimarr'. This pattern is also used in the sacred 'Mardayin' ceremony.
Click here to learn more about the artists' ancestral stories
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