• Medium: Acrylic on Stretched Canvas
• Size: 40 x 30cm

Aboriginal Bush Traders is proud to present Gesture, an exhibition foregrounding the artistic practice of Indigenous artists with disability in the Northern Territory. Featuring the work of artists from Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artists (Central Desert), Free Space Studio (Darwin) Ngaruwanajirri Inc. (Tiwi) and the work of Dion Beasley (Tennant Creek), Gesture speaks to bold mark making and the presence of the artist’s hand. In another sense, gesture also speaks to forms of communication that are non-verbal and the importance of those forms for communities of people with disability. 

Jarrampa are cherabin – they are very tasty to eat but a challenge to catch because of those claws. One old woman had a clever way of catching them – she put meat between her toes and then put her feet into the billabong. When the jarrampa started to nibble at the meat, she quickly gathered them up in her skirts and put them in a bucket. Later the whole family sat around the campfire to share in a delicious meal of jarrampa.

This bilingual book – in Walmajarri and English – was produced in a workshop with ILF Ambassador Alison Lester, and author and publisher Jane Godwin. 

About the author and illustrators: Marshia Cook lives in Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia with her family. This is her first book, but she has more planned, more books in her language of which there are so few.

Tamua Nuggett and Cazarus Baker are her children. This was very much a family project. 

ILF Community Publishing

Community: Fitzroy Crossing, Fitzroy Valley, WA

Language: Walmajarri

Jilungin Tea

Relaxation | Sleep | Traditional medicinal

Jilungin (Terminalia canescens) has been harvested and enjoyed as a tea by the Nyul Nyul people, on Nyul Nyul lands Western Australia for many thousands of years. Bruno, traditional Nyul Nyul elder says “It’s a healing medicine tea for our health. Our Mimis (grandmothers) gave it to us when we were little boys and it gives us a beautiful nights sleep.”

Our Jilungin tea has no fillers its pure Jilungin leaves and stems just the way it was traditionally consumed, but shredded for your convenience.

Ingredients:

100% Jilungin leaves sourced from First Nations Nyul Nyul people Western Australia,.

Brewing: Use ½ to 1 teaspoon (depending on strength of brew you want) and steep for 2-4 minutes.

Available in 7g tin

Vegan

Gluten Free / Dairy Free

100% Australian grown and made

Tiny Cosmetic Bag Leather - 16.5x10.5cm

During Ceremony on the Tiwi Islands a series of "Yoi", dances are performed, some are totemic (matrilineal) and others act out newly composed songs. Participants are painted with turtiyanginari (natural ochres) transforming the dancers and protecting them against mapurtiti (spirits). These designs are collectively called Jilamara.