Tiwi Islands
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“My grandfather told me this story. Minyalawuy, she is creation mother.
All these dilly bags that she carries on her head that is all the
people, in different tribes and languages. So this women came from
north side of Bathurst Island. She came to two Islands, Bathurst and
Melville Island, she dropped one bag at each.” Jill Nganjmirra –
Cultural Strands
Image: Tiwi Islands - Monica Napper, Peter Eve.
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Geographical Location
Melville and Bathurst Islands form the Tiwi Islands, 80 kilometres
north of Darwin where there are three main communities of Nguiu
(Bathurst Island), Pirlangimpi and Milikapiti (Melville Island). Tiwi
artists are prolific and produce diverse works on paper and canvas as
well as sculpture and carvings.
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The Tiwi Art Network is an alliance of three art centres on the Tiwi Islands whose purpose is to promote an awareness of Tiwi Art.
There are few places in the world where an Aussie Rules grand final and a major art sale go hand-in-hand