Daluk Gathering by Timothy Djandjomerr Weaving Doreen Nayibidj Djorlom

Doreen Nayibidj Djorlom

the file snake

He had a good rest

it is a beautiful sight to see

It is told that Namarrkon gets specifically angry when people get married to the wrong spouses

Daluk Gathering by Timothy Djandjomerr Weaving Doreen Nayibidj DjorlomTimothy Djandjomerr As with many aboriginal artists, Timothy Djandjomerr paints the stories he was told as a small child. He paints with 'grass' which is the stem of a freshwater reed that has many fibres inside. These are prepared to the thickness required for his Skin Group. The thickness of the lines and the way they are applied are very important besides Skin, they tell the Clan and Country of the artist. Daluk is the word for "woman" in the local