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I learn to paint this Country from my mother.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003eB\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003erenda \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003eNingarmara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003eArtist Bio: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003e\"I was born in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003eKununurra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003e. I now have five children. I watch the old people pain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003eng - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003ethat's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003e how I got started. It teaches me about\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86546911 BCX8\"\u003eCountry. I am ready to take over the stories of my mother. 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I now have five children. I watch the old people pain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW169169759 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169169759 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW169169759 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169169759 BCX8\"\u003eng - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169169759 BCX8\"\u003ethat's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169169759 BCX8\"\u003e how I got started. It teaches me about\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169169759 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169169759 BCX8\"\u003eCountry. I am ready to take over the stories of my mother. 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These both come\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113096515 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113096515 BCX8\"\u003eout in the wet season. When it rains, the spinifex grass has a strong eucalyptus smell. Spinifex grasses were used by women as a form\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113096515 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113096515 BCX8\"\u003eof bush medicine, par\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW113096515 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113096515 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW113096515 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113096515 BCX8\"\u003ecularly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113096515 BCX8\"\u003econtracep\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW113096515 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113096515 BCX8\"\u003et\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW113096515 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113096515 BCX8\"\u003eion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113096515 BCX8\"\u003e, and burned to keep mosquitos away.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW113096515 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003ePeggy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eGriffths\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eArtist Bio: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003ePeggy Griffiths arts prac\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003ece reflects a strong commitment to her Miriwoong culture. Her works document the tradi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eonal country of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eher mother and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003egrandfather\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e and her recent works capture the movement of wind and light across the spinifex country which for the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003ear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003est is evidence that the spirit of culture is alive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eHer elegant imagery resonates with references to cultural \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eperformance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e of which she is a renowned dancer. The winding of waterways\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eare the sinuous and graceful body movements of a dancer; the outlining do\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003etti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eng reflects a performer's body pain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eng.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eBorn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e Newry Sta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eon to Dinah Dingle and Frank Moore, Peggy lived and learned about her family and bush life. \"I grew up \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e Newry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eSta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eon and learnt my culture from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003ethe old\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e people. I saw my old people being taken away from the camp with chains around their\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003enecks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e and I was hidden once when Welfare came so that they would not take me away. I learned to dance all the tradi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eonal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003edances\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eand I have taught all my children and grandchildren these dances. I went to school at the Kimberley Research School and later at\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eBeagle Bay Mission before I got married at 16 to my promised husband [\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eMr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e A. Griffiths.] We have been together ever since.\" Peggy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003ebegan working with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eWaringarri\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e Aboriginal Arts in 1985, carving and pain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eng \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eboab\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e nuts and boomerangs. She progressed to pain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eng\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eon canvas and working with limited edi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eon prints. She is the first Indigenous ar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003est to win the pres\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003egious Fremantle Print Award.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eCommi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003ett\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e to keeping the stories of her grandfather, Charlie Mailman, alive and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003emaintaining\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e her connec\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eon to culture Peggy o\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003een\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003epainted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003ealong side\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e her husband \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eMr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e Griffiths, also a high respected elder and ar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003est. They were key performers and teachers of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003etradi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eonal dance for their community. They have travelled widely, performing at arts fes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003evals and events. Peggy is a highly respected\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003esenior ar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003est at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eWaringarri\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e Aboriginal Arts, teaching other ar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003ests as well as contribu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eng to leadership of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eWaringarri\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e Aboriginal Arts in a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eDirector role. Peggy has 5 children, 27 grandchildren and a growing number of great grandchildren.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\"What is important to me is to carry \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e my grandfather and my mother's stories. It is important to show my younger genera\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003eon what I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003ehave learned about our stories and our culture. When I paint my mind has an idea and I do that to show people how I see \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003ethings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW251876464 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Western Australian Museum Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51283430637735,"sku":"SS-WG-MIR-014","price":19.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0505\/6521\/8471\/files\/3_Peggy_Griffiths_Jilynbeng_and_Jardang_Scrunchie_Set_-_AACHWA_-_SS-WG-MIR-014.jpg?v=1790220755"},{"product_id":"bag-charm-peggy-griffiths-waringarri-aachwa-make-it-real","title":"Peggy Griffiths: Jilynbeng and Jardang (Bush Cucumber \u0026 Spinifex grass) Bag Charm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBag Charm Artwork Story:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003ePeggy Griffiths has depicted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003ejilynbeng\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003e (bush cucumber) intertwined with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003ejardang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003espififex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003e grass) of her Country. These both come\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003eout in the wet season. When it rains, the spinifex grass has a strong eucalyptus smell. Spinifex grasses were used by women as a form\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003eof bush medicine, par\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003ecularly contracep\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003et\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176664998 BCX8\"\u003eion, and burned to keep mosquitos away.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003ePeggy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eGriffths\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eArtist Bio: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003ePeggy Griffiths arts prac\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003ece reflects a strong commitment to her Miriwoong culture. Her works document the tradi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eonal country of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eher mother and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003egrandfather\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e and her recent works capture the movement of wind and light across the spinifex country which for the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003ear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003est is evidence that the spirit of culture is alive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eHer elegant imagery resonates with references to cultural \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eperformance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e of which she is a renowned dancer. The winding of waterways\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eare the sinuous and graceful body movements of a dancer; the outlining do\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003etti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eng reflects a performer's body pain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eng.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eBorn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e Newry Sta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eon to Dinah Dingle and Frank Moore, Peggy lived and learned about her family and bush life. \"I grew up \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e Newry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eSta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eon and learnt my culture from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003ethe old\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e people. I saw my old people being taken away from the camp with chains around their\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003enecks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e and I was hidden once when Welfare came so that they would not take me away. I learned to dance all the tradi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eonal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003edances\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eand I have taught all my children and grandchildren these dances. I went to school at the Kimberley Research School and later at\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eBeagle Bay Mission before I got married at 16 to my promised husband [\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eMr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e A. Griffiths.] We have been together ever since.\" Peggy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003ebegan working with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eWaringarri\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e Aboriginal Arts in 1985, carving and pain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eng \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eboab\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e nuts and boomerangs. She progressed to pain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eng\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eon canvas and working with limited edi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eon prints. She is the first Indigenous ar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003est to win the pres\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003egious Fremantle Print Award.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eCommi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003ett\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e to keeping the stories of her grandfather, Charlie Mailman, alive and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003emaintaining\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e her connec\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eon to culture Peggy o\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003een\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003epainted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003ealong side\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e her husband \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eMr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e Griffiths, also a high respected elder and ar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003est. They were key performers and teachers of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003etradi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eonal dance for their community. They have travelled widely, performing at arts fes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003evals and events. Peggy is a highly respected\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003esenior ar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003est at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eWaringarri\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e Aboriginal Arts, teaching other ar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003ests as well as contribu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eng to leadership of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eWaringarri\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e Aboriginal Arts in a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eDirector role. Peggy has 5 children, 27 grandchildren and a growing number of great grandchildren.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\"What is important to me is to carry \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e my grandfather and my mother's stories. It is important to show my younger genera\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003eon what I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW114545912 BCX8\"\u003ehave learned about our stories and our culture. When I paint my mind has an idea and I do that to show people how I see\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Western Australian Museum Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51283430670503,"sku":"BC-WG-MIR-015","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0505\/6521\/8471\/files\/3_Peggy_Griffiths_Jilynbeng_and_Jardang_Bag_Charm_-_AACHWA_-_BC-WG-MIR-015.jpg?v=1790220370"},{"product_id":"scrunchie-set-olive-joseph-spinifex-hill-aachwa-make-it-real","title":"Olive Joseph: Wreath Wildflowers \u0026 Everlastings Scrunchie Set","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eOlive Joseph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW182942956 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eArtist Bio: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW182942956 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eMy name is Olive Joseph. I was born in Geraldton in 1967. My mother is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eNoongar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\/Yamatji \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003ewoman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e and my father is a Martu\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eWongi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e man. My stepfather was Croatian. I speak a little bit of Martu Wangka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e, when\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e the old people speak \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e I can understand them. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW182942956 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eI came to Port Hedland with my \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eMother\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e when I was one, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eI've\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e lived here ever since. I have a strong connection to this place and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003ethe Pilbara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e. I love the people here. I love being able to go fishing here, camping\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e, hunting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e. My Grandmother on my Mum's side used to do bark painting; my other Grandmother on my \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eDad's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e side carved emu eggs. My Father did this all his life. I first started painting when I went to Broome for a holiday with my 3 eldest children. I had no \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003efare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e to get home, so my uncle gave me a canvas. I asked \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003ehim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e 'what's this for?' and he told me to paint something to sell so that I could go home. I continue to paint today because I love it, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eit's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e a big part of who I am, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eit's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e in my heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW182942956 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eScrunchie Artwork Title: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eWreath Wildflowers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW182942956 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eScru\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003en\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003echie Artwork Story:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW182942956 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eThis is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e our wildflowers we call Wreaths in my Mothers Country in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eMullewa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e area. When they flower (bloom) we \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003ecouldn't\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e wait to see them along our \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eMullewa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eCountry side\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW182942956 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eScrunchie Artwork Title: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eEverlastings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW182942956 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eScru\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003en\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003echie Artwork Story:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW182942956 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-AU\" class=\"TextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eWe used to go with grandma to the fields in Mullewa when the Everlastings were blooming. I used to pick the yellow and pink ones to put on our \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003efamilies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e graves to refresh them. I used to do that with my \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003egrandmother,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e we would bring some back to her because she loved them. The entire landscape was carpeted in them, it was beautiful.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW182942956 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Western Australian Museum Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51283431686311,"sku":"SS-SH-MIR-038","price":19.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0505\/6521\/8471\/files\/4_Olive_Joseph_Everlastings_Scrunchie_Set_-_AACHWA_-_SS-SH-MIR-038.jpg?v=1790219536"},{"product_id":"scranchie-set-ruby-djikarra-alderton-spinifex-hill-aachwa-make-it-real","title":"Ruby Djikarra Alderton: Yathiny \u0026 Rulyapa Scrunchie Set","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW22944218 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW22944218 BCX8\"\u003eR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW22944218 BCX8\"\u003euby Djikarra Alderton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW22944218 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eArtist Bio: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW207077466 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eI am a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eGumatj\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e, Yolngu woman from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eYirrkala\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e Community, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e800km\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e’s North-East of Darwin, situated on the tip of the Gulf of Carpentaria, Arnhem \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eLand,NT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW207077466 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eI honestly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003ecouldn’t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e tell you when exactly I started my own artistic journey. Some of my earliest memories are being creative with Mum \u0026amp; Dad at home, and what an incredible privilege to have two diversely creative parents.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW207077466 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eMy mother the late Dr B Marika AO (1954-2021), was a truly fierce, strong, amazing woman. She was so incredibly rich with knowledge, and we miss her deeply every day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eMum was taught to paint by my grandfather, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eMawalan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e (1) Marika (1908-1967) with ochres, on stringy bark. Not only was my grandfather an artist, but he was also clan leader of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eRirratjingu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003ebapurru\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e (clan). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eRirratjngu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e are the traditional owners of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eYirrkala\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e, where the mission appeared in the 1930s. He was also \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003ea statesman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e who helped \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003einitiate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e Australia’s first Aboriginal land rights case in 1963. My grandfather was also the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003einitial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e plaintiff in the case, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eMilirrpum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eOs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e. v. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eNabalco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e Pty. Ltd. and the Commonwealth of Australia 1971.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW207077466 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eI (the youngest of Mum's 5 children) was born in the township of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eNhulunbuy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e in Gove Hospital in ‘93. When I was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003elittle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e Dad and I moved away to Darwin, where we lived for a few years. After which we \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003emoved down\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e south to Newcastle, NSW, to be closer to my paternal grandparents. Regardless of my \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003ebirthplace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e both states (NT \u0026amp; NSW) will always be home to me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW207077466 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eAs a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eteenager\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e I returned to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eYirrkala\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e to live with Mum. This is when she encouraged me to not only help her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003ein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e her practice but to really think about my own art practice as well. Mum being one of the first Indigenous printmakers in the country, naturally, this is what led me to be becoming a printmaker and arts worker myself. Most holidays were spent with mum at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eBuku-Larrnggay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e Mulka Arts Centre, where I went on to work as a printmaker\/arts worker for 3 years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW207077466 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eIn 2013 I became a mother myself and after having my second child in 2014 I decided to move back to Newcastle. During my time living in Newcastle, I worked as an independent artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eand also\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eArtBack\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e NT \u0026amp; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eBuku\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e with a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003enationally\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e touring exhibition, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eBalnhdhurr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e – A Lasting Impression.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW207077466 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eFast forward to 2021, we lost Mum suddenly and nothing could have \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003epossibly prepared\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e me for what felt like being hit by a freight train. I \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003ecouldn't\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e even contemplate creating anymore, so I just stopped.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW207077466 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eI needed something new, somewhere new, a fresh start. By Christmas 2022 my little family and I found ourselves on the other side of the country, right here in Port Hedland, WA. I walked into Spini one afternoon as an artist trying to find my way back to creativity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e, now\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e 3 years later I am proudly a practicing artist again \u0026amp; the Studio Technical Co-Ordinator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003eSpinifex Hill Studio is such a bright \u0026amp; welcoming space and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003epivotal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207077466 BCX8\"\u003e in helping me with my healing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eScrunchie Set\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e Artwork Title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eYathiny\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW52668781 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eScrunchie Set\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e Artwork Story: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW52668781 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-AU\" class=\"TextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eThis image depicts the salt waters of my mother’s country and my \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003ebirth place\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e Yirrkala, North-East Arnhem Land NT. This story \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003ein p\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003earticular depicts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e the water channel in between the mainland of Yirrkala and the island of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eDhambaliya\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e( Bremer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eIsland )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e. This channel of water is called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eRawu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eYathiny\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e( porpita\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eporpita\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e, they are floating along the water’s surface.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW52668781 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-AU\" class=\"TextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eThis is not a “traditional story” as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003esuch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e but \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eYathiny\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e is also Mum’s youngest sister’s other Yolngu name (Kathy Balngayngu Marika). Although the waters, the currents, the tides, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eMiyapunu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e (turtles), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eguya\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e (fish) and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eYathiny\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e (Porpita Porpita), all the creatures, all have their place within the song lines of our people. Across Arnhem Land each clan or family group have their own versions and their own specific designs or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eminytji\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e, that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003erepresents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e that particular \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eclans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e traditional lands and waters, both fresh and salt. Across Arnhem traditionally we used cross hatching or line work \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e( \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003erarrk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e ). This fine line work is created by using handmade brushes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e( \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003emarwat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e – which translate to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003ehair )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e. Mine is one \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eI’ve\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e made from my son’s. Some of my artworks may have the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003erarrk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e element within them, they are not always a particular story but the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003erarrk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e itself is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eessentially Yolngu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e. As a Yolngu woman this is who I am. Whenever there is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eminytji\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e present within my artwork, I choose to only paint my mother’s clan \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eminytji\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eRirratjingu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eminytji\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e because that is what is within my rights as a Yolngu woman to do. Stepping outside of those boundaries is simply not aloud.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW52668781 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-AU\" class=\"TextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eMy family have painted, danced, sung, co-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eexsisted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e with and protected these same waters and lands for many, many generations \u0026amp; for many more to come. From the beginning we are taught to remember, to continue and to honour this. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW52668781 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eScrunchie Set\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e Artwork Title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-AU\" class=\"TextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eRulyapa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW52668781 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eScrunchie Set\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e Artwork Story: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW52668781 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-AU\" class=\"TextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eThis image depicts the salt waters of my mother’s country and my \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003ebirth place\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e Yirrkala, North-East Arnhem Land NT. This story \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003ein particular depicts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e the water channel in between the mainland of Yirrkala and the island of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eDhambaliya\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e( Bremer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eIsland )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e. This channel of water is called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eRawu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW52668781 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-AU\" class=\"TextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eThe waters, the currents, the tides, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eMiyapunu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e (turtles), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eguya\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e (fish) and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eYathiny\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e (jellyfish), all the creatures and elements, including the sea foam, all have their place within the song lines of our people. Across Arnhem Land each clan or family group have their own versions and their own specific designs or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eminytji\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e, that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003erepresents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e that particular \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eclans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e traditional lands and waters, both fresh and salt. Across Arnhem traditionally we used cross hatching or line work \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e( \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003erarrk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e ). This fine line work is created by using handmade brushes (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003emarwat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e – which translate to hair). Mine is one \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eI’ve\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e made from my son’s, Rhys Dhalukmurru’s hair. Some of my artworks may have the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003erarrk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e element within them, they are not always a particular story but the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003erarrk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e itself is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eessentially Yolngu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e. As a Yolngu woman that is who I am. I also choose to only paint my mother’s clan \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eminytji\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eRirratjingu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eminytji\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e because that is what is within my rights as a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eYolngu women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e. Stepping outside of those boundaries is simply not aloud.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW52668781 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-AU\" class=\"TextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eMy family have painted, danced, sung, co-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003eexsisted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW52668781 BCX8\"\u003e with and protected these same waters and lands for many, many generations. From the begging we are taught to continue and honour this. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW52668781 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Western Australian Museum Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51283431751847,"sku":"SS-SH-MIR-042","price":19.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0505\/6521\/8471\/files\/Ruby_Djikarra_Alderton_Yathiny_Rulyapa_Scrunchie_Set_-_AACHWA_-_SS-SH-MIR-042.jpg?v=1791430950"},{"product_id":"scranchie-set-daisy-tinker-spinifex-hill-aachwa-make-it-real","title":"Daisy Tinker: Bidu Scrunchie Set","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW41449317 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW41449317 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW41449317 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41449317 BCX8\"\u003eScru\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41449317 BCX8\"\u003en\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41449317 BCX8\"\u003echie Artwork Story:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW41449317 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW41449317 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW41449317 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW41449317 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41449317 BCX8\"\u003eThis is a story about my \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW41449317 BCX8\"\u003ecountry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41449317 BCX8\"\u003e and it \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41449317 BCX8\"\u003erepresents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41449317 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW41449317 BCX8\"\u003ethe freshwater\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41449317 BCX8\"\u003e soak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41449317 BCX8\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW41449317 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003eDaisy Tinker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003eArtist Bio: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003eI come from the desert. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003eI'm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003e a Manyjilyjarra proud woman and my Country is on the Canning Stock Route, in the Midway Well. This was my Father's Country. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003eI went to school in Jigalong, then from there we went to Roy Hill Station. I met my first husband and had 7 children. After I got married again to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003esecond\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003e husband, we lived in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003eYandeyarra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241284838 BCX8\"\u003e with our children. After that, we moved to South Hedland where I live now. I started painting at Spinifex Hill in 2022.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Western Australian Museum Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51283431817383,"sku":"SS-SH-MIR-046","price":19.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0505\/6521\/8471\/files\/3DaisyTinkerBiduScrunchieSet-AACHWA-SS-SH-MIR-046.jpg?v=1790212826"},{"product_id":"scrunchie-set-dena-gower-nagula-jarndu-aachwa-make-it-real","title":"Dena Gower: Noongar Boodja (Noongar Country) Scrunchie","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW118806962 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW118806962 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW118806962 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118806962 BCX8\"\u003eScru\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118806962 BCX8\"\u003en\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118806962 BCX8\"\u003echie Artwork Story: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW118806962 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW118806962 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW118806962 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" class=\"TextRun SCXW118806962 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118806962 BCX8\"\u003eThis design is a celebration of all that is Noongar \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118806962 BCX8\"\u003eBoodja\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118806962 BCX8\"\u003e (Noongar Country)- the animals, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118806962 BCX8\"\u003eplants\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118806962 BCX8\"\u003e and spirit of the country where Dena grew up and the place that she carries in her\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118806962 BCX8\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003eDena Gower\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003eArtist Bio: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" class=\"TextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003eDena was born on Wadjuk Country and grew up on Wilman Country in Narrogin, on the Aboriginal reserve on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003eCuballing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e road. Some of her key memories are going down to the creeks looking for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003eJoolgies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e (freshwater crayfish) which she would catch with her hands before taking back home to share with family around the campfire. Walking through the paddocks for many kilometres with her family and friends looking for mushrooms all day until it was almost dark, before turning around and heading back home. She would also collect berries in Foxes Lair often fighting the bobtails, laying across the paths feeding from the same berry bush and swimming all day with her cousins and friends at Narrogin Dam looking around for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003ebooyi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e (turtles) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003enyingarns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e (porcupines). This deep connection to Country and knowledge of the plants and animals inspire many of Dena’s lively designs. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" class=\"TextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003eDena married into Yawuru family and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003emoved to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003eRubibi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e, Broome with her children in 2022. She joined Nagula \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003eJarndu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e to continue her art practice and connect with likeminded women. Dena also has her own family connections to Fitzroy Crossing, which were lost due to stolen generations. She is currently engaged in research to discover these parts of her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003eancestry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e and find family stories linking her to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003ethe Kimberley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003eDena is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003eprolific\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003eartist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e and her loose, playful drawing style speaks to her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003ehappy disposition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e and the generous spirit that she brings to the art \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003ecentre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e each day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW79086478 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Western Australian Museum Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51283432767655,"sku":"SS-NJ-MIR-082","price":19.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0505\/6521\/8471\/files\/2_Dena_Gower_Noongar_Boodja_Noongar_Country_Scrunchie_-_AACHWA_-_SS-NJ-MIR-082.jpg?v=1790151912"},{"product_id":"bag-charm-rowena-morgan-nagula-jarndu-aachwa-make-it-real","title":"Rowena Morgan: Dirrarn (Black Cockatoo) Bag Charm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW202517030 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW202517030 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW202517030 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202517030 BCX8\"\u003eBag Charm Artwork Story: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW202517030 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW202517030 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW202517030 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW202517030 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW202517030 BCX8\"\u003eDirrarn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202517030 BCX8\"\u003e or Black Cockatoos can be found all around \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202517030 BCX8\"\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW202517030 BCX8\"\u003eeast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202517030 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202517030 BCX8\"\u003eKimberley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202517030 BCX8\"\u003e especially near water holes, springs or old bore holes in the rocky landscape near Halls Creek where Rowena Morgan grew up. They love chewing the top off the dry grasses and the smaller branches of the gum trees- they are beautiful birds, but they also make the biggest mess, Chewing everything!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW202517030 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW202517030 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202517030 BCX8\"\u003eRowena Morgan Dirrarn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003eArtist Bio: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003eRowena Morgan is a Kija woman, born in Wyndam and growing up in Halls Creek. She remembers spending time as a child sitting down painting with her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003eGrandmother\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e, who taught her about important Kija knowledge and the stories she should paint. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003eRowena began learning printmaking at Nagula \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003eJarndu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e in 2014, transferring her already honed painting skills into block and screen-printed designs. Her artwork draws on aspects of her custodial country; the Lansdowne Ranges region of the East Kimberley; dry desert country, rocky riverbeds, spinifex \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003egrasslands\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e and winding \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003ehillscapes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e and waterholes (full and drying up) and the creatures that inhabit these places. Her choice of ochre and muted tones connects audiences further to these places and the specific colours that are found there.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003eRowena’s textiles are highly sought after\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e winning the prestigious \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003eNational Indigenous Fashion Award for Textile Design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e in 2023 at the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003eShe is also an independent artist and designer in her own right, launching her independent \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003elabel;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003eNangarri\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003eDesigns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e in 2024.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW92079727 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Western Australian Museum Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51283433095335,"sku":"BC-NJ-MIR-087","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0505\/6521\/8471\/files\/3_Rowena_Morgan_Dirrarn_Black_Cockatoo_Bag_Charm_-_AACHWA_-_BC-NJ-MIR-087.jpg?v=1790149844"},{"product_id":"bag-charm-cecelia-tigan-nagula-jarndu-aachwa-make-it-real","title":"Cecelia Tigan: Aambarn and Jiidid (Manta Ray and Whirlpool) Bag Charm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003eBag Charm Artwork Story: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003eAambarn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003e or Manta rays are not hunted by Mayala people, they swim \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003efreely\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003e and we let them be, we have respect for them, and they live alongside us. They can become \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003every large\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003e and only breach the surface at certain \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003etimes,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003eit’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003e rare to see the large ones. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003eWe have a big whirlpool \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003eon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003e Mayala country\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003e It\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003e protects us from cyclones, sucking the cyclone down into the ocean before it makes landfall. If Mayala people want to cross over to visit other Country on the other side of Sunday Straight the only time you can cross is at king tides when the water is high and safe to cross. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56801723 BCX8\"\u003eCecelia Tigan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003eCecilia Tigan (also fondly referred to as Lala in the studio) joined Nagula \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003eJarndu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003e in 2022 when she moved to Broome with her family. She was born in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003eArdyloon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003e\/One Arm Point on the Dampier Peninsula where she spent her childhood. Her work is strongly influenced by her late father, artist Aubrey Tigan, Renowned for his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003eRiji\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003e (ceremonial pearl carving)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003e, whose\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003e work is held in galleries and museums around the world. Like her father, Cecilia tells stories of her Mayala heritage, collecting pearl shells on the high tide, whirlpools and tidal movements, ancestral connections, traditional hunting techniques and tools and ocean food and medicine. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003eCecelia has spent a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003elifetime\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003e heavily involved in caring for Mayala country working as a Bardi \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003eJawi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003e Oorany ranger before advisory work for the 2024 establishment of the Mayala Indigenous Protected Area, e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" class=\"TextRun SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003eencompassing hundreds of islands in the Buccaneer Archipelago, reef, and seabeds. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003eShe is passionate about the recording and maintenance of Mayala language and respectful cultural practices that ensure the integrity of her heritage is continued.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW170374980 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Western Australian Museum Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51283434143911,"sku":"BC-NJ-MIR-091","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0505\/6521\/8471\/files\/3_Cecelia_Tigan_Aambarn_and_Jiidid_Manta_Ray_and_Whirlpool_-_AACHWA_-_BC-NJ-MIR-091.jpg?v=1790149018"},{"product_id":"magnet-rona-bin-hitam-nagula-jarndu-aachwa-make-it-real","title":"Rona Bin Hitam: Nilamarr (Abalone) Magnet","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003eMagnet Artwork Story:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003eNilamarr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003e in Baard Language also means ‘ear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003e’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003eNilamarr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003eare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003egood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003e eating, and the opalescent shells were once used for making buttons. Rona spent much of her childhood collecting shells on the reef to trade in Broome. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003eShells were a major export used for button manufacturing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003eoverseas, before\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003e plastic completely replaced the industry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" class=\"TextRun SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW43631878 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW197748752 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197748752 BCX8\"\u003eRona Bin Hitam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW197748752 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003eArtist Bio: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" class=\"TextRun SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003eRona Bin Hitam is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003eGoolarrgoon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003e Baard Woman from the northwest region of Baard Country north of Broome which stretches from the tip of Swan Point to the Border of Pender Bay. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" class=\"TextRun SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003eRona comes from strong family knowledge of living on that Country, growing up with her grandparents near \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003eLombadina\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003e where she would help them with hunting, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003emaintaining\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003e and using the stone fish traps, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003eBungojrrding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003e (Fish poisoning with yams) during the wet season\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003e.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003eHer grandparents would come to Broome for ceremony and Rona would hang out at Streeters Jetty with friends, snacking on unguarded dried pearl meat, drying on lines on the decks of the pearl luggers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\" class=\"TextRun SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246286699 BCX8\"\u003eAs a teenager Rona worked with her aunts and uncles harvesting trochus shells off the reef to trade in Broome. 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