SPOTLIGHT ON KUNWINJKU WEAVERS: Collectable fibre works from Arnhem Land
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Robyn Nabegeyo
Kurrih (Bluetongue Lizard), 2022
pandanus fibre and natural dyes
183 x 106 cm
354-22
We find kurrih, the Blue-tongue Lizard, in open forest areas where it hunts small animals and insects. We eat kurrih. Another name for kurrih is 'milhdarl', and it has Dreaming...
We find kurrih, the Blue-tongue Lizard, in open forest areas where it hunts small animals and insects. We eat kurrih. Another name for kurrih is "milhdarl", and it has Dreaming sites in a number of clan countries.
Naw kurrih nakka mayh yerrih bu ngarringun. Ngarringeybun bokeh naw mayh kunngey kurrih ngarringeybun dja birribuyika kabirringeybun milhdarl. Dja nadjalkudji mayh da bokenh kunngey kangeyo. Kurrih karringalke karrinan kore manberrk kare kayawan mayh nawu kangun. Kurrih mak dang bedberre naw bininj kore kunred kadjangdi.
Naw kurrih nakka mayh yerrih bu ngarringun. Ngarringeybun bokeh naw mayh kunngey kurrih ngarringeybun dja birribuyika kabirringeybun milhdarl. Dja nadjalkudji mayh da bokenh kunngey kangeyo. Kurrih karringalke karrinan kore manberrk kare kayawan mayh nawu kangun. Kurrih mak dang bedberre naw bininj kore kunred kadjangdi.