KONSTANTINA - DYIN BANGADA: NGUNYUL
KONSTANTINA
DYIN BANGADA: NGUNYUL, 2023
75 x 90 cm
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Belgian Linen
PROVENANCE
Gadi, Eora
Direct from artist, NSWCooee Art, NSW
STORY
Translation: Women’s adornment and ornamentation made of FeatherGadigal women have some of the most beautiful jewellery and adornment recorded. This repeating pattern is a representation of a beautiful drawing titled “35. A woman of New South Wales” its author unknown and woman’s name omitted. The women is likely Gadigal or Bidjigal by her facial structure and her adornments. This tradition of ornamentation was as much a small vanity as it was a way to tell where someone is from and who they know by their trading in such small but exquisite items. These Dyin Bangada have been forgotten but are not lost.
