ROY WIGGAN
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Biography
Roy Wiggan is a senior Bardi man and is the guardian of many traditional stories and songs that belong to his people. He is the only member of his community entitled to make new Ilma – rare, hand-held ceremonial objects used in corroboree dances and ceremonies, which allow the Bardi people to access their cultural stories, rules and songs as well as to learn about their dead ancestors and long history.
The ceremonial objects created by the Bardi people are unique in Australia in appearance, materials and purpose. Each symbolizes a particular song or story. They are used to teach these stories, laws and moral codes to the younger generation of tribal members and often depict animals (notably fish or sea life); objects used in everyday life (such as fish traps and spears); and natural phenomena, such as tides.Ilma acknowledge the doorway between the physical and spiritual worlds.
Made with cotton wool, acrylic paint and plywood, their unique appearance demonstrates the strong visual language developed by the Bardi people to express their exceptional relationship with their coastal country*.
*The country of the Bardi people is situated north of Broome on the Dampier Peninsula, Western Australia. They are seafarers and fishermen, who have a deep understanding of the tricky rips and tides in the area.
Roy Wiggan
Jelly fish
cotton wool, acrylic paint and plywood
240 x 160 cm
Roy Wiggan
Calaru - White Froth in Sea
cotton wool, acrylic paint and plywood
97 x 48 cm
Roy Wiggan
Morning Water
cotton wool, acrylic paint and plywood
Roy Wiggan
Water Flowing
cotton wool, acrylic paint and plywood
180 x 120 cm
Roy Wiggan
Bring Mungara, The next world
cotton wool, acrylic paint and plywood
85 x 85 cm
Roy Wiggan
Malga Shield
cotton wool, acrylic paint and plywood
64 x 24 cm
Roy Wiggan
Sandy Hill
cotton wool, acrylic paint and plywood
240 x 100 cm
Roy Wiggan
Spears
cotton wool, acrylic paint and plywood
each aprox. 180 x 15 cm
Roy Wiggan
Spears
cotton wool, acrylic paint and plywood
each aprox. 180 x 15 cm