The name of the artist who produced this wonderful Coolamon is unknown. It was acquired at an exhibition at the Frog Hollow Centre For the Arts held during the Darwin Festival in 2013.
A Coolamon, is a traditional woman's vessel for carrying fruit, nuts, as well as to cradle babies is usually carved from the trunk of a Desert Bloodwood or a root section of the river Red Gum tree. Contemporary artists use walka, patterns burnt into the wood with wire heated on a wood fire. These relate Tjukurpa, stories about the Tjukuritja or Creation Ancestors and the activities which shaped the land, the people and their law. Many of the details of Tjukurpa are restricted to senior custodians so it is not possible to describe the full story behind the walka.
