MCA Aboriginal Art: Fine Lines: works of ornamentation and design by Maningrida Artists

Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA)

Duration

16 Mar 1999 to 25 Oct 1999

Guest Curator: Diane Moon in collaboration with Linda Michael

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Featuring

England Banggala

  • Jin-gubardabiya (triangular pandanus palm skirt)

Lena Djamarrayku

  • (bush string and feather dilly bag)
  • (bush string and feather dilly bag, wrapped handle, knotted technique)
  • (bush string and kookaburra feather dilly bag)
  • (bush string dilly bag with bustard feathers)
  • Dance ornament
  • (emu feather fan on stick)
  • (emu feathers on stick)
  • (feather and bush string dilly bag)
  • Kunmadj (carved collecting bag)
  • Seed pod necklace
  • Walabi (rectangular fish net)
  • Walabi (rectangular fish trap)
  • Worra (public version of man's ceremonial bag)

Elizabeth Gamalanga

  • (feather and bush string dilly bag)

Phillip Lilipiyana Gudthaykudthay

  • Kunmadj (carved collecting bag)

Bridget Djingadarr Bulkbulk Gudupudu

  • Djerrk (string bag)

Frank Malkorda

  • An-gugechiya (fish trap)

John Mawurndjul

  • Ancestral spirit beings collecting honey

Mabel Mayangal

  • Pandanus palm coil weave basket
  • Pandanus palm collecting bag
  • Pandanus palm collecting bag
  • Pandanus palm collecting bag

Elizabeth Mipilanggurr

  • Golbordok (pandanus palm honey collecting bag)
  • Golbordok (pandanus palm honey collecting bag)
  • Golbordok (pandanus palm honey collecting bag)
  • Golbordok (pandanus palm honey collecting bag)
  • Golbordok (pandanus palm honey collecting bag)
  • Golbordok (pandanus palm honey collecting bag)
  • Worra (pandanus palm honey collecting bag)

Jack Wunuwun

  • Fish trap story

Lena Yarinkura

  • (bark string and feather skirt)
  • (bark string and feather skirt)
  • (bark string skirt)
  • Dance ornament
  • Dance ornament
  • (feather necklace)
  • (seed pod necklace)
  • (seed pod necklace)
  • Seed pod necklace
  • (seed pod necklace)
  • (seed pod necklace)
  • (snail shell necklace)