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Nyamba Buru Yawuru (NBY) > Records

garrbina mayiyi (shield)

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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

Themes

Material

Width

500 mm

Height or length

1000 mm

Depth

300 mm

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

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Well provenanced

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

Copyright category

Life of creator +70 years

Attribution requirements

Copyright Nyamba Buru Yawuru/Lloyd Pigram

Copyright holder

Nyamba Buru Yawuru/Lloyd Pigram

Nyamba Buru Yawuru (NBY)

Nyamba Buru Yawuru (NBY)

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