A COLLABORATIVE group of artists from Manaburduma in Kakadu have been chosen as finalists in the 2015 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award for their artwork featuring munmalih sticks. A cultural tool, the munmalih is traditionally used by women to collect pandanus and palm leaves for weaving, and was also used at times to pull goannas and pythons down from high branches. Supported by Children's Ground, the Munmalih Sisters project brings senior women (Daluks) young women (Yauk Yauks) and young girls (wurdurd) together in a space that values intergenerational conversation.
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