Gapuwiyak Culture and Arts Aboriginal Corporation

2 days ago

Dhuwal bathi waṉamirr! These fibre creations are Baskets with Handles, or quite literally ‘with arms’!

The coiling techniques used in these baskets were introduced through the missions in the 40’s and 50’s in an attempt to introduce Western concepts of business into community life (👀 keep your eyes peeled for history posts on the mission days soon!). Since the introduction of these new art forms, they’ve taken on a life of their own in Gapuwiyak and other Yolŋu communities.

Here we see bathi waṉamirr in the bush a short walk from the Art Centre, where the pandanus plants can be found — the core material used in the baskets. With Kathy Ninyapuya as she was preparing to boil a new batch of pandanus in the dying process. And at Miliwini’s house where she has her dyed pandanus hanging up to dry.

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Finally, you’ll find these bathi waṉamirr ready to go to their new homes on our website! Access here: gapuwiyak.com.au/shop/baskets/
🙌🏾 domestic shipping is included!

Featured bathi are made by Audrey Marrday, Anna Ramatha, and Margaret Wanambi.

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Gapuwiyak Culture and Arts Aboriginal Corporation

3 weeks ago

Meet Janet Garkanyalawuy and her gathu (niece) Rubyanne Guriningu. This is a snapshot of a beautiful moment that represents the passing on of traditional knowledge and practices to the next generation. Yolŋu are so proud when they come in with a young person who has spent some time sitting and learning with them. Janet is proud to have been able to help Rubyanne navigate the process of making art and selling it at the ‘Art & Craft’, as Yolŋu call the Art Centre. At the ‘Art & Craft’, we love being part of these stories and feel so much pride as well! 🙌🏾

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📸:
1. Janet and Rubyanne with her new mat - dhapirrk (deadly)!
2. Close up of Rubyanne’s mat
3. New mat by Janet
4. New mat by Janet

These handwoven pandanus works are all available now on our website! Link below 👇🏾 domestic shipping included!

🔗 gapuwiyak.com.au/shop/

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Gapuwiyak Culture and Arts Aboriginal Corporation

1 month ago

“I have been taught how to work with pandanus fibre by two of my grandmothers and my mother. They are well known fibre artists. I live in Mapuru, we have many visitors coming there and I am one of the teachers. I love working with pandanus with my families.” – Julieanne Gitjpulu Malibirr

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Today we feature a selection of Julieanne’s bulpu (dilly bags), made with gunga (pandanus), ḏarwirr (lawyer vine) and baḻgurr raki (hand-spun string from the Kurrajong tree). The intricate construction mainly uses twining techniques, where open twined style looks airy and light, and the closed weave is tightly interwoven in neat rows. The juxtaposition in the texture and colouring of these bulpu speaks to the creativity and range in Julieanne’s craftsmanship.

While traditional Yolŋu uses of the bulpu were predominantly for collecting and carrying, they have more significance today beyond aesthetic objects in their conceptualisation in Waŋarr’ (Ancestral) stories as carrying the law and ‘stuff’ to create life.

All these unique works are available on our website, link below! Domestic shipping is included in the price and DM us if you have any questions!
🔗 gapuwiyak.com.au/shop/baskets/

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