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'Contemporary women artists of the Yirrkala community in Northeast Arnhem Land create a wide variety of art and craft, from feathered string for ceremonies to large-scale murals for public buildings and their works are represented in many public and private collections.'
'Gong-Wapitja, with its informative Introduction, is a beautifully written and illustration survey of the art forms and choice of imagery of the female artists.'
'The gon-wapitja or digging stick of the title represents the role of women and their knowledge of and relationship to the land. It also stands for the sacred digging sticks carried by the Djan'kawu Sisters, the ancestral creators who used them to give life to all things in the world.' (Source: Publisher's website)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Canberra,
Australian Capital Territory,:Aboriginal Studies Press
, 1998 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- A Story about Her Life from Laklak, single work autobiography (p. 12-14)
- A Story about the Past from Ganal and Nyungungu, single work autobiography (p. 21-22)
- A Story about Nyapililngu from Naminapu, single work autobiography (p. 23-24)
- Story from Gaymala, single work autobiography (p. 27-28)
- Story from Dopiya, single work autobiography (p. 28-29)
- Story from Djolu, single work autobiography (p. 29-30)
- Story from Gulumbu, single work autobiography (p. 30-40)
- The Two who Created the World, Dhuwarrwarr Marika , Gawiny Ganambarr , Rarriwuy Guramu Marika , single work prose dreaming story (p. 41-44)
- Story from Dhuwarrwarr, single work autobiography (p. 44-46)
- Story from Rarriwuy, single work autobiography (p. 46-48)
- [Untitled]i"When I was eight or nine,", single work poetry (p. 47-48)
- Story from Gawiny, single work autobiography (p. 48-49)
- Story from Galuma, single work autobiography (p. 51-53)
- Story from Naminapu, single work autobiography (p. 53-54)
- Stories from Mayawuluk and Ralwurrandji, single work autobiography (p. 57)
- Story from Banunydji, single work autobiography (p. 71-73)
- Story from Banduk, single work autobiography (p. 74-77)
- Ngalawurr Mununggurr, single work autobiography (p. 95-96)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Last amended 4 May 2016 16:47:36
Subjects:
- Yirrkala, Gove Peninsula, East Arnhem Land, Arnhem Land, Top End, Northern Territory,
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