{"product_id":"720-22-fish-trap","title":"730-22 An-gujechiya (Fish Trap)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo make fish traps and fish net fences artists firstly get vine (mirlarl) from the jungle and they put it in water for one night to make it soft. Next they start weaving it; they make rings for the inside to keep the fish trap’s shape. Artists work for three or four weeks on the fish trap. They also make string from kurrajong (burdaga) to attach the hibiscus (bardainy) rings and to tie the conical end of the fish trap. This fish trap is used in saltwater and freshwater. People also use fish net fences called mun-dirra. A long time ago they would put the mun-dirra across rivers and creeks. In the middle they would place the an-gujechiya. They also used small things like sticks, rocks, mud and grass to block the fish from going through. People would then catch fish like saltwater barramundi rajarra, freshwater barramundi (janambal), small black freshwater catfish (buliya), bonefish (anguwirrpiya), and sand bass (dalakan) in these fish traps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePandanus (Pandanus Spiralis) and Bush Cane (Flagellaria Indica) with Natural Dyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 164 x 30 x 30 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCat No. 730-24\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eARTIST\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaureen Ali\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eART CENTRE\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManingrida Arts \u0026amp; Culture is a pre-eminent site of contemporary cultural expression and art-making, abundant with highly collectable art and emerging talent. Through their homelands resource organisation, Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation, artists turned an art trade that began just over 50 years ago into a multi-million dollar arts and cultural enterprise. Maningrida Arts \u0026amp; Culture supported hundreds of artists on their homelands, more than 20 artworkers, held 20 exhibitions annually, won prestigious awards, and enjoyed the international fame and success that the boom in the Aboriginal art market of the 1990s and 2000s enabled. Acclaimed senior artists including John Mawurndjul, brothers Owen Yalandja and Crusoe Kurddal, Bob Burruwal, Lena Yarinkura and Laurie Marbaduk continue to expand their mediums and narratives. Artists such as Paul Nabulumo, Samson Bonson, Anniebelle Marrngamarrnga, Samuel Namundja, Kay Lindjuwanga and Fiona Jin-majinggal have emerged to become a formidable force in the national and international landscape. They sit alongside the leading proponents of a fibre sculpture movement. Frewa Bardaluna, Helen Stewart, Vera Cameron, Lorna Jin-gubarrangunyja, Freda Wayartja Ali, Bonnie Burarn.garra and Doreen Jinggarrabarra are a group of mostly female artists who reinterpret functional forms using natural fibres to create highly sought-after pieces across the fine art and interior design sectors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maureen Ali","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50900295287027,"sku":"MAN-730-22","price":2995.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/2513\/2531\/files\/DSCF4156.png?v=1789709855","url":"https:\/\/laundrygallery.com.au\/products\/720-22-fish-trap","provider":"Laundry Gallery Pty Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}