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garrbina mayiyi (shield)

Lloyd Pigram
2018
Overview

Painted garrbina mayiyi (shield) made from jigily (bauhinia/Lysiphyllum cunninghamii)

Historical information

This garrbina mayiyi (shield) was displayed in the Bugarrigarra Nyurdany exhibition first held at the National Native 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-MN0002
Material
Wood
Width
500 mm
Height or length
1000 mm
Depth
300 mm
Themes
First Peoples
Contextual Information

This garrbina mayiyi (shield) represents our mayi (bush fruits) and other resources, such as the girrbaju (honey). Made from jigily (bauhinia) which flowers in Barrgana, giving nectar to all types of fauna species, and wax that we use to make spears and axes. It signals the time for fishing for walgawalga (salmon). Like all our balu (trees) jigily has a place and purpose and helps to tell us the change of seasons, and will help us to monitor climate change in our country.

Keywords
garrbina, shield, bush fruits, girrbaju, honey, jigily, bauhinia, fishing, marrul season
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
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Nyamba Buru Yawuru/Lloyd Pigram
Nyamba Buru Yawuru (NBY)

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garrbina mayiyi (shield) made from jigily (bauhinia).
garrbina mayiyi (shield) representing bush foods and resources.

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