VENETTA DENHAM - GIRRINGUN ART CENTRE | 'Gundala - Large Woven Earrings’ | Ochre / Yellow / OrangeVenetta Denham is a Girramay woman living in the Murray Upper region, north west of Cardwell with her three children. Ventta joined the Art Centre in 2022, where she began weaving the traditional Gundala; A practice picked up by watching her grandmother Daisy Denham, who was a traditional weaver and basket maker during her time. At the age of 26, Venetta delved deeper into the art of weaving by turning to her Aunt, Eileen Tep. However, It was her,

Pacific Islander

and females were preferred

Catalogue: 1069117 Certificate of Authenticity provided

Through researching (and observing) the Karrokorr

" when sharing this artworks story from the Mornington Island

who provide the rain as part of the cycle of nature

they were cruel to us if we were naughty and would lock us up or cut our hair really short

Collaborative printer: Bobbie Rueben

and almond trees

But this painting is about the War Headdress it's a bit small and it does not have the fishtail on end and it not flat like the dancing Dhari

”  John Williams

BILLY MISSI | 'Kodal Au Buai (Crocodile Clan)' | 2009 | Lithograph on stone | Image size: 58 x 43 cm