Robyn Nabegeyo
Traditional Hand Woven Pandanus Wall Hang - Robyn Nabegeyo
Traditional Hand Woven Pandanus Wall Hang - Robyn Nabegeyo
Robyn is a Kunwinjku woman and weaver from West Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Robyn Nabegeyo is married to painter Mukguddu Nabegeyo, and she and her co-wife Ganbaladj (dec) collaborated on many works including feathered string bags. Old people taught her how to weave baskets, dilly bags, baby baskets and Marebu. Robyn used to sit beside the old people and watch them as they weaved. Robyn has 5 children; Timothy, Anita, Meshak, Tammy and Pearl.
Made from Pandanus spiralis fibre, palm and locally sourced natural dyes.
This piece is a reflection of the leaves falling from the trees during the dry season. This piece took Robyn four weeks to complete.
Artist - Robyn Nabegeyo
Material - Pandanus
Size - 780 / 760mm Diameter