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mangarr (sandals)

Suzie Gilbert Juju
2018
Overview

Natural fibre mangarr (sandals) made from minmin (crotalaria cunninghamii).

Historical information

These mangarr (sandals) were displayed in the Bugarrigarra Nyurdany exhibition first held at the National Native Title Conference in Broome 5 - 7 June 2018 at the Cable Beach Club and then again at the opening of the Liyan Ngan Nyirrwa Centre, Nyamba Buru Yawuru in 2019.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-26-MN0001
Themes
First Peoples
Width
250 mm
Height or length
290 mm
Depth
80 mm
Contextual Information

These mangarr (sandals) represent the passing on of knowledge by a senior woman. The traditional people used to peel the bark off the trees and strip the inner fibre to make mangarr (shoes) for walking on the hot sand. The bark is best stripped when wet and split into fine long strips. The fibre is like twine and woven into a pad to fit the length of the foot with the extra twine woven through the toes and tied at the ankles.

Keywords
mangarr, footwear, sandals, shoes, fibre, walking on hot sand, minmin, crotalaria cunninghamii, passing on knowledge
Place made
Broome
Western Australia
Australia
Year
2018
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Well provenanced
Copyright category
Life of creator +70 years
Attribution requirements

Copyright Nyamba Buru Yawuru/Suzie Gilbert Juju

Copyright holder
Nyamba Buru Yawuru/Suzie Gilbert Juju
Nyamba Buru Yawuru (NBY)

Nyamba Buru Yawuru (NBY)

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mangarr (bush sandals)
mangarr (bush sandals) made from minmin (crotalaria cunninghamii).

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