{"product_id":"louwa-bardaluna-yawkyawk-370-25-maningrida-arts-and-culture","title":"Louwa Bardaluna — 'Yawkyawk' 370-25, 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\u003eYawkyawk is a word in the Kunwinjku\/Kunwok language of Western Arnhem Land meaning 'young woman' and 'young woman spirit being'. The different groups of Kunwinjku people (one of the Eastern dialect groups call themselves Kuninjku) each have Yawkyawk mythologies, which relate to specific locations in clan estates. These mythologies are represented in bark paintings and sculptures of Yawkyawk beings. There are also a few examples of rock art images of these beings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe female water spirits Yawkyawk or Ngalkunburriyaymi are perhaps the most enigmatic of mythological themes. Sometimes compared to the European notion of mermaids, they exist as spiritual beings living in freshwater streams and rock pools, particularly those in the stone country. The spirit Yawkyawk is usually described and depicted with the tail of a fish. Thus the Kuninjku people sometimes call them ngalberddjenj which literally means 'the young woman who has a tail like a fish'. They have long hair, which is associated with trailing blooms of green algae (called man-bak in Kuninjku). 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 in the beginning most animals were humans. During the time of the creation of landscapes and plants and animals, these ancestral heroes in human form transmutated into their animal forms via a series of various significant events now recorded as oral mythologies. The creation ancestor Yawkyawk travelled the country in human form and changed into the form of Ngalkunburriyaymi as a result of various ancestral adventures. Today the Kuninjku believe that Ngalkunburriyaymi are alive and well and living in freshwater sites in a number of sacred locations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome features of a respective country are equated with body parts of Yawkyawk. For example a bend in a river or creek may be said to be 'the tail of the Yawkyawk, a billabong may be 'the head of the Yawkyawk and so on. Thus different groups can be linked together by means of a shared mythology featured in the landscape, which crosscuts clan and language group boundaries.\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\u003eLouwa Bardaluna\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSkin Name: Bangardijan \/ Language: Kuninjku \/ Clan: Dangkorlo \/ Moiety:Yirridjdja \/ Country: Kakodbebuldi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e.\u003c\/p\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\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\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  127 x 44cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCat. no:\u003c\/strong\u003e 370-25\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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