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Jilda Andrews Jilda Andrews i(11383199 works by)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Yuwaalaraay
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1 Indigenous Perspectives on Museum Collections Jilda Andrews , 2017 single work criticism
— Appears in: Artlink , 1 June vol. 37 no. 2 2017; (p. 88-91) 'I can remember the first time I was taken into a museum storeroom. I remember it being still, organised, open and unashamed. I could see countless rows of shelving stretching from the floor to a ceiling so high that the optical illusion it created masked its vastness. The air was unmoving, the smell musty and organic. When my eyes adjusted to what lay on these shelves I had trouble taking it all in: wood, feathers, stone, bark, ochre worked in countless combinations. I searched for the clues which would guide me to material from north‑western New South Wales, to my Father's country, and my ngurrambaa (Yuwaalaraay) or "family land".' (Publication abstract)
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