Introduction, Dhäwu Ramingining’puy (Podcast) by Daphne Banyawarra
(Yolŋu Matha & English)
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Dhäwu Ramingining’puy
(Podcast)
Dhuwal dhäwu manymak ga yuwalk ŋunhi nhaltjan napurr ga nhina dhiyal Ramingining, dhiyan romdhu.
Ga nhuma dhu nhäma ga ŋäma, balanda nhakun limurruŋ waluy ŋuli maŋutjimirryam ga lakaram ŋatha-ŋamakulimirrinha ga wipu-wipu mala limurr ŋuli goŋdhu djäma, märram diltjipuy ŋatha, rerripuy miritjin ŋunhi dilkurruwurruŋ dhäwu ŋunhi ga mel-gurrupan, yutany yolŋuny mala.
Ganhinany limurr dhu ga dhiyaŋ romdhu mala balanya nhakun, gurulyynmirr dhukarr-ŋupan manymakum djäma bala räli, ŋamaŋamayunmirr ŋäthil djämaw waŋgany manapamirr yuta ga dilkurruwurr yolŋu mala ga bulu wäŋa wataŋu, bili limurruy djalkiri dhuwal dharrnayŋu nhinanharaw dhiyal Ramingining yaka limurr dhu ganarrtham nhaliy yutay rom dhu, Biyakun mel-lakaranhamirra limurr dhuwal dhuwal yolŋu.
Ga balanya.
This is a series of Podcasts about life in Ramingining.
You can listen to stories about Yolŋu seasons, the work we do with our hands, bush food and medicines, stories from our old people and stories for our young people.
Daphne Banyawarra, Bula’Bula Arts Chairperson 2021
Episode 1 - Introduction
Episode 2 - Weaving Stories
Joy Burruna and senior weavers from Bula'Bula Arts share stories of traditional weaving, natural fibre collection, bush dyes and the cultural knowledge behind baskets, fish traps, mats and bags across several Yolŋu languages.
Episode 3 - Natural dyes and bush string
In this episode, Daphne Banyawarra teaches about techniques for collecting and processing natural bush dyes to make fibre art.
Banyawarra explains the technique of using coconut ash to dry mix with natural yellow/orange colour. Then this added to the ‘balgurr’ (kurrajong bark) which collected and pounded with a rock to break apart the fibre. Small amounts of water are then sprinkled into the mix and the fibre magically changes from yellow to deep red.
Today natural colours are found using various plants from the bush to dye and use in fibre art.
(Yolŋu Matha & English)
Episode 4 - Mewana grass
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Mary Dhapalany is Liya-Galawuymirr and tells these stories about Mewana speaking Mandhalpuy. Mewana is used making bags and baskets when collecting food near the swamp areas and is is also sometimes used to bind fish traps.
Foods such as warraga (Cycad nuts), räkay (Water chestnuts), djitama (yams). These types of bags or baskets were sometimes used when soaking cycad nuts in fresh water to leach out toxins.
Mewana grass is used to make ceremonial dilly bags which are passed down from generation to generation and less likely to get mould or rot in the intense tropical climate.
Episode 5
Oscar Dhurrikayu speaks with visiting artist Julie Shaw and the Bula’Bula Arts weavers about this collaboration.
Featured weavers in this project are Margaret Djarrbalabal, Evonne Munuyngu and Mary Dhapalany.
