Boab - Dorothy Forrest Jewess James

Boab - Dorothy Forrest Jewess JamesPainted boab nut. Hand painted by Dorothy Forrest Boab nuts are synonymous with the Kimberley region. Many artists start their careers carving and painting boabs for sale as gifts, decorations and for sharing stories before moving onto painting on canvas and other art forms. Artefacts are made locally by artists and craftspeople, many of whom are Mangkaja artists. Keep an eye out for their paintings in our artwork section.

Witchetty Grub

Lake Gregory

They make me happy and attract the birds for kalaga

Catfish that lives in freshwater that we eat and taste good

and uncle's country

100 x 70cm

One time he got sick

Silk Screen Print on 300gsm Paper - 55x72cm

We had to ride out in the yard to make sure that horse quiet

Made from wood from the 'coolamon tree' sourced locally

I left there and walked to Bililuna

When I was young we were living there