From the Bukarikara: the Lore of the Southwest Kimberley Through the Art of Butcher Joe Nangan Textiles landscapes and human figures

landscapes and human figures

Featuring works of Japanese yokai from the Edo period to today

she grows along with the tree

tells her story of love and loss

From the Bukarikara: the Lore of the Southwest Kimberley Through the Art of Butcher Joe Nangan Textiles landscapes and human figuresButcher Joe Nangan was one of those charismatic people who exercised a most profound impact on all who met him. Having spent his life acquiring the ritual knowledge and lore, not only of his own Nyikina and Walmajarri forbears but also that pertaining to the lands of his neighbours, Nangan believed that he could, through his art; present his world to a wider audience. With pencil, paint and pocket knife Nangan deftly depicted the artefacts, legends