Gallery : Themes & Subjects
OCHRES FOR EXCHANGE
A lozenge of red ochre from banka banka quarry and one of pipeclay, 1985. These are used in a winnun ceremony. The pigments are mined as a powder and then mixed with water and animal fat and shaped. The shape of the ochre cake helps indicate where it came from.
NUGGETT COLLINS
Nuggett Collins Jarpata collecting wood for boomerang manufacture. The boomerangs are part of the trade and exchange cycle called winnun. There are strict protocols about who can make the boomerangs and where the wood is obtained.
LEILIRA BLADE WITH BEES WAX HANDLE
A Leilira blade with a beeswax handle, 1985. This was made for trade and exchange. Important Dreaming histories are associated with the various trade goods. These stories travel with the goods as a part of the trade cycle called Winnun. Leilira blades are closely associated with the Pelican Dreaming. In the Dreaming history, one blade on top of the other forms the pelican beak.
LEILIRA BLADES
A selection of Leilira blades used for trade and exchange. Important Dreaming histories are associated with the various trade goods. These stories travel with the goods as a part of the trade cycle called Winnun. Leilira blades are closely associated with the Pelican Dreaming. In the Pelican Dreaming history, one blade on top of the other forms the pelican beak.
LEILIRA BLADE SEGMENTS
These snapped segments of Leilira blades are commonly found at habitation sites. It is hypothisized that they are deliberately broken as part of the winnun ceremonial exchange cycle.
NUGGETT COLLINS AND FAMILY
Nuggett Collins Jarpata with his family at Newcastle Waters, 1985. He is making some boomerangs for trade and exchange.
DAISY COLLINS COLLECTING BARK
Daisy Collins collecting coolibah bark to make a white ash called jiri jiri, 1985. It is used for to make medicine to settle an upset stomach. It is also used as a kind of love magic when it is rubbed on a prospective partners shoulder without them knowing.
SUNSET
Sunset at Longreach Waterhole, Newcastle Waters, 1985.
NUGGETT COLLINS
Nuggett Collins Jarpata hunting near Newcastle Waters, 1985.
NUGGETT COLLINS JARPATA MAKING BOOMERANGS
Nuggett Collins Jarpata making boomerangs for a trade and exchange trip, 1985.
NUGGETT COLLINS HUNTING GOANNA
Nuggett Collins Jarparta hunting a sand goanna near Newcastle Waters, 1985.
NUGGETT COLLINS COLLECTING WOOD
Nuggett Collins collecting wood for boomerang manufacture. The boomerangs are for trade and exchange. Formal protocols exist for the collection of wood from particular places.
PADDY JIMIJA MAKING BOOMERANGS
Paddy Jimija making boomerangs for trade and exchange, 1986. Important Dreaming histories are associated with the various trade goods. These stories travel with the goods as a part of the trade cycle called winnun.
SUNSET
Sunset at Longreach Waterhole, Newcastle Waters 1985.
NUGGETT COLLINS AT NEWCASTLE WATERS
Nuggett Collins Jarpata with his family, 1986. Nuggett is making boomerangs for trade and exchange.
WINNUN JOURNEY
Trading (winnun) exchange trip to Yarralin.
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OCHRES FOR EXCHANGE
A lozenge of red ochre from banka banka quarry and one of pipeclay, 1985. These are used in a winnun ceremony. The pigments are mined as a powder and then mixed with water and animal fat and shaped. The shape of the ochre cake helps indicate where it came from.
NUGGETT COLLINS
Nuggett Collins Jarpata collecting wood for boomerang manufacture. The boomerangs are part of the trade and exchange cycle called winnun. There are strict protocols about who can make the boomerangs and where the wood is obtained.
LEILIRA BLADE WITH BEES WAX HANDLE
A Leilira blade with a beeswax handle, 1985. This was made for trade and exchange. Important Dreaming histories are associated with the various trade goods. These stories travel with the goods as a part of the trade cycle called Winnun. Leilira blades are closely associated with the Pelican Dreaming. In the Dreaming history, one blade on top of the other forms the pelican beak.
LEILIRA BLADES
A selection of Leilira blades used for trade and exchange. Important Dreaming histories are associated with the various trade goods. These stories travel with the goods as a part of the trade cycle called Winnun. Leilira blades are closely associated with the Pelican Dreaming. In the Pelican Dreaming history, one blade on top of the other forms the pelican beak.
LEILIRA BLADE SEGMENTS
These snapped segments of Leilira blades are commonly found at habitation sites. It is hypothisized that they are deliberately broken as part of the winnun ceremonial exchange cycle.
NUGGETT COLLINS AND FAMILY
Nuggett Collins Jarpata with his family at Newcastle Waters, 1985. He is making some boomerangs for trade and exchange.
DAISY COLLINS COLLECTING BARK
Daisy Collins collecting coolibah bark to make a white ash called jiri jiri, 1985. It is used for to make medicine to settle an upset stomach. It is also used as a kind of love magic when it is rubbed on a prospective partners shoulder without them knowing.
SUNSET
Sunset at Longreach Waterhole, Newcastle Waters, 1985.
NUGGETT COLLINS
Nuggett Collins Jarpata hunting near Newcastle Waters, 1985.
NUGGETT COLLINS JARPATA MAKING BOOMERANGS
Nuggett Collins Jarpata making boomerangs for a trade and exchange trip, 1985.
NUGGETT COLLINS HUNTING GOANNA
Nuggett Collins Jarparta hunting a sand goanna near Newcastle Waters, 1985.
NUGGETT COLLINS COLLECTING WOOD
Nuggett Collins collecting wood for boomerang manufacture. The boomerangs are for trade and exchange. Formal protocols exist for the collection of wood from particular places.
PADDY JIMIJA MAKING BOOMERANGS
Paddy Jimija making boomerangs for trade and exchange, 1986. Important Dreaming histories are associated with the various trade goods. These stories travel with the goods as a part of the trade cycle called winnun.
SUNSET
Sunset at Longreach Waterhole, Newcastle Waters 1985.
NUGGETT COLLINS AT NEWCASTLE WATERS
Nuggett Collins Jarpata with his family, 1986. Nuggett is making boomerangs for trade and exchange.
WINNUN JOURNEY
Trading (winnun) exchange trip to Yarralin.