Dhomala (pandanus sail)

3D Model

Margaret Rarru Garrawurra born 1940 Dhuwal language Laŋarra / Howard Island and Yurrwi / Milingimbi, NT

Dhomala (pandanus sail) 2022 pandanus, kurrajong, bush dyes 278 x 245 cm

‘This is a Makassan dhomala (sail). Yolŋu people were watching Makassan people weaving their dhomala over time … then they started to make them. My father picked up the skill as well. He used to make them, Makassan dhomala.

I was watching my father making these dhomala. He was making them, and I was watching. I thought about how he made them, my father, and I started remembering. And now I’m making these.’

Wandjuk Marika Memorial 3D Award (Sponsored by Telstra)

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