{"product_id":"jocelyn-koyole-yawkyawk-ngalkunburriyami-882-23-maningrida-arts-and-culture","title":"Jocelyn Koyole — 'Yawkyawk (Ngalkunburriyami)' 882-23, Maningrida Arts and Culture","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"sc-fYzRkI bCzEca\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-dQelHR gsfJfa phx-GridRow row phx-GridRow--large\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-bCDidY hSYvYm phx-GridCell phx-GridCell--col3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-fYzRkI bCzEca\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-dQelHR gsfJfa phx-GridRow row phx-GridRow--large\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-bCDidY hSYvYm phx-GridCell phx-GridCell--col3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-eGFuAX ciOtkg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-fYzRkI bCzEca\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-dQelHR gsfJfa phx-GridRow row phx-GridRow--large\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-bCDidY hSYvYm phx-GridCell phx-GridCell--col3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-eGFuAX ciOtkg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-fYzRkI bCzEca\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-dQelHR gsfJfa phx-GridRow row phx-GridRow--large\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-bCDidY hSYvYm phx-GridCell phx-GridCell--col3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-eGFuAX ciOtkg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-fYzRkI bCzEca\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-dQelHR gsfJfa phx-GridRow row phx-GridRow--large\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-bCDidY hSYvYm phx-GridCell phx-GridCell--col3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-eGFuAX ciOtkg\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a depiction of Ngalkunburriyaymi or Yawkyawk, the fish-women spirit. Sometimes compared to the European notion of mermaids, they exist as spiritual beings living in freshwater streams, particu\u003cimg\u003elarly those in the stone country. These water spirits are perhaps the most enigmatic, and are usually described and depicted with the tails of fish. Thus the Kuninjku people sometime call them ngalberddjenj which literally means 'the woman who has a tail like a fish'. They have long hair which is associated with trailing blooms of green algae (man-bak in Kuninjku) found in freshwater streams and rock pools. At times they leave their aquatic homes to walk about on dry land, particularly at night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAboriginal people believe that at one time all animals were humans. During the time of the creation of landscapes and plants and animals, these ancestor heroes in human form changed into their animal forms via a series of various significant events now recorded as oral mythologies. Today the Kuninjku believe that ngalkunburriyaymi are alive and well and living in freshwater sites in a number of sacred locations. The Kuninjku also believe that 'clever' man (magicians with mystical powers called na-kordang) may take these spirits as wives. The father of Mandarrk, a well known artist who resided in the Central Arnhem area, is said to have had such a spirit as a wife. Unfortunately, it is said, she failed one day to return from being sent to fetch water from the river, and returned to her kin. The ngalkunburriyaymi also have husbands and children of their own kind.\u003cbr\u003eTheir sites are usually shared with the rainbow serpent ngalyod. Some have ritual importance, for example in some depictions, the yawkyawk spirit holds ceremonial string, just like the lengths of string women hold between both hands today during certain public ceremonies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are at least three major ngalkunburriyaymi sacred sites that are well known in the area south and south-west of Maningrida. One site Bolerrhlerr is on the Mann River at a place near Yikarrakkal Outstation where there are rugged rocky banks and clefts beneath stone overhangs in the water. Another very similar site further west in the Kumadderr River district is surrounded by a number of small but very old rock art sites and has become known in English as 'Dreaming Lady'. A third site is a major yawkyawk dreaming place which is so significant that the traditional Dangkorlo clan custodians have set up an outstation near the site. The identity of this group is very much related to their yawkyawk dreaming for which they have spiritual\u003cbr\u003eand practical responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-fYzRkI bCzEca\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-dQelHR gsfJfa phx-GridRow row phx-GridRow--large\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-bCDidY hSYvYm phx-GridCell phx-GridCell--col3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-eGFuAX ciOtkg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-fYzRkI bCzEca\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-dQelHR gsfJfa phx-GridRow row phx-GridRow--large\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-bCDidY hSYvYm phx-GridCell phx-GridCell--col3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-eGFuAX ciOtkg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-fYzRkI bCzEca\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-dQelHR gsfJfa phx-GridRow row phx-GridRow--large\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-bCDidY hSYvYm phx-GridCell phx-GridCell--col3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-eGFuAX ciOtkg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-fYzRkI bCzEca\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-dQelHR gsfJfa phx-GridRow row phx-GridRow--large\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-bCDidY hSYvYm phx-GridCell phx-GridCell--col3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-eGFuAX ciOtkg\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJocelyn Koyole\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLanguage: Kuninjku \/ Moiety:Yirridjdja \/ Country: Kakodbebuldi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eManingrida Arts and Culture x Craft\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJuly 2 – August 29 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Manngarre\/Mannga\u003c\/em\u003e brings together fifteen dynamic artists in a landmark collaboration between the Maningrida Arts and Culture and Craft Victoria. This exhibition celebrates fibre works that are more than objects; they carry cultural knowledge, storytelling, and innovation. Each piece reflects generations of practice, individual creativity, and the natural materials of bush and jungle Country, deeply tied to the weaver’s clan estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManingrida Arts \u0026amp; Culture is one of Australia's oldest Aboriginal community-controlled art and culture centres, dating back to 1963. Located in central west Arnhem Land, it supports artists from 12 language groups, 32 homelands and 110 clans. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eManngarre, meaning jungle in Kuninjku language, and Mannga its equivalent in Burarra\/Gun-nartpa respectively, is an exhibition of intricately woven works by women fibre artists of the Maningrida region. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"\u003eMaureen Ali \/ Freda Ali \/ Cecille Baker \/ Louwa Bardaluna \/ Bonnie Burarngarra \/ Dorothy Bunibuni \/ Nola Garrba \/ Lorna Jin-gubarrangunyja (Dec) \/ Jocelyn Koyole \/ Samantha Malkudja \/ Sylvia Marrgawaidj \/ Annalese Morris \/ Basma Nulla \/ Jennifer Prudence \/ Philomena Wilson\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 7.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Microsoft Sans Serif'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/craft.org.au\/whats-on\/all-events\/manngarre-mannga\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRead more about the exhibition here:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial: \u003c\/strong\u003ePandanus (Pandanus Spiralis) and Bush Cane (Flagellaria Indica) with natural dyes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e  188 x 57cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCat. no:\u003c\/strong\u003e 882-23\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlease note when purchasing, exhibition works are to be collected when exhibition closes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShipping costs may be estimates. 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