Mabel Juli Australian, Gija, b. c. 1933
GIJA TOOLS
natural ochre and pigments on canvas
45 x 45 cm
838250
'In the early days of our ancestors, our old people used to make these tools. They make'em out of wood and stone. They'd make them for bardgi (hunting) and cutting...
"In the early days of our ancestors, our old people used to make these tools. They make'em out of wood and stone. They'd make them for bardgi (hunting) and cutting sugarbag (native honey), woobooj (digging) for yam, carrying wanyanyakem (little babies), jooloojoolooj ( carrying under the arm) water and for mayim (non-meat food)."
