MELISSA LADKIN Bantimita matarakal – message stick

SOLD

"Our bantimita matarakal were used for passing information and sometimes invitations to neighbouring clan groups as a transmission of messages. These objects played an important part in communication across our vast land. We have many different languages and our symbols, body language, hand gestures and eye contact are many ways we connected. Many of these artifacts are now held in museums across the world, taken from Country."

Ochre on Linen

61 x 61 cm 

2023