- Title: Billabong – Lotus
- Artist: Christina Yambeing
- Region: Daly River
- Art Centre: Merrepen Arts
- Medium: Silkscreen on linen
- Collection: Merrepen Arts
- Dimensions: 145cm wide
- Price ($AUD): $150 per metre
Artwork Story
The design on this fabric depicts the very beautiful lotus lily, which is found in the many billabongs around the Daly River region. The seeds from the miwulungini (lily pods) occur in large numbers in the mid dry season and may be eaten raw or roasted over coals. The roots are also eaten after roasting and used as a natural medicine, and the new leaf shoots can be eaten raw. The lotus lily is a rich and abundant food source for the Aboriginal people of Daly River.
Merrepen Arts is located at Nauiyu Nambiyu (Daly River) Community, about 220 km south west of Darwin. With the help of textile artist Bobbie Ruben the artists produce beautiful screen printed fabric designs that reflect the rich and abundant natural environment of the local rivers and wet lands.
Hand screen printed at Merrepen Arts on 100% Linen