Boab - Dorothy Forrest Featured

Boab - Dorothy Forrest FeaturedPainted 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.

Jumu (claypan) in my country

Jarridie waterhole long time ago my father brother was campimg here by himself

My Mother's country

the other tree is a wattle tree and we call them Gunbull

Coordinator

tutujarti (bush warlnut)

This is good water

And trees get green for the people sit under the green represent grass and the blue represent the jila is full of water

Jennifer Dickens

Our Nykina & Walmajarri family lives in a remote desert community of 15 people (not counting dogs and kids) in Jimbalakudunj

surrounded by green grass

This two jila Warampartijari