Children’sActivity Book

Weipa

Cooktown

Cairns

InnisfailAtherton

Ravenshoe

Thursday Island

Coen

Hopevale

Mossman

Kuranda

Aurukun

Portland Roads

Pormpuraaw

Kowanyama

Port Stewart

Laura

Wujal Wujal (Bloomfield River)

Yarrabah

Daintree

Lockhart R.

Daintree R.

Herbert R.

Tully R.

Wenlock(ruins)

Captain Billy Landing

Injinoo

Thornton Peak

Vrilya Point

Lockhart River

South Pacific Ocean

Torres Strait

Cape Melville

Barrow Point

Cape Bedford

Daintree National Park

Cape Tribulation

Palm Island

Wakooka Outstation

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Children’s Activity Book

Queensland Art Gallery 25 July – 9 November 2003

Hello, my name is Googi.Googi means ‘flying fox’ inthe Jirrbal language.

‘Googi’ rhymes with ‘boogie’,like in ‘boogie board’!

What is your name?

I come from Cape York. Here is a map of where I live.

HINT: Look on the back cover for a glossary of difficult words.

Paintings from the east Cape gallery 2

Ngaachi kinchaby Rosella Namok: This painting is about aspecial site that is a‘powerful place’ forceremony and is thought tobe too dangerous to visit.

Opposite:

Rosella Namok Ngaachi kincha 2001

Adrian King Wenlock outstation . . . little bit of a drive from the community 2000

Samantha Hobson Burn grass season 2002

Some artists use paint to tell their stories. How do other artists in the ‘Story Place’ exhibition sharetheir stories?

Write the ways other artists telltheir stories in the space provided

For example : sculpture

All of these paintings tell a story.

Draw a line to match each story with their painting.

Wenlock outstation . . .little bit of a drive from thecommunity by Adrian King:This painting is aboutcamping beside the river atWenlock outstation.

Burn grass seasonby Samantha Hobson: This painting is about thetradition of burning off grass at Lockhart River.

These woven baskets are used for different things. One isused to catch eels. One is used to collect and carry foodsuch as fruit and eggs. One is used to carry babies.

Draw a line to match the baskets with what they could carry.

Baskets from Cape York gallery 5

Try some weavingyourself in Googi’sactivity area!

Opposite:

Dorothy Short Puunya (Basket) 2000

Artist unidentified Wungarra (Eel trap) 1995

Desley Henry Jawun (Basket) 2002

Can you imagine what could be carried in some ofthe other baskets that you can see in the exhibition?

Opposite left: Craig Koomeeta Saltwater crocodile 2002

Opposite right: Craig Koomeeta Freshwater crococdile 2001

Sculptures from the west Cape watermall

The dots on this saltwater crocodileshow the coastal area where it comesfrom and are like the sparkling water of the ocean. These markings comefrom the Apelech group from westCape York. Apelech means ‘clearwater’ in the Wik-Mungkan language.

The freshwater crocodile lives inland. Thestripes come from the Winchanam group.

Create your own patternon the crocodile using

the stickers.

In Thancoupie’s community, women rarely handle claybecause it was traditionally used only by men. Before shecould make pots like these from clay, Thancoupie had toget special permission from the elders of her community.

Ceramics from the west Cape gallery 2/3 Which words could be used to describe the surfaceof the works on these pages?

Choose from the list below or add your own:

Above: Danie Mellor Sea hund (hound), Wachter dein kultur (Guardian of culture)and The ranger 2002

Opposite left: Thancoupie Pot (Guiree story – flying fox twins story) c.1981

Opposite right: Thancoupie Pearl shells – Wives of Chivaree 1990–91

All the works on these twopages are made from clay, butthe artists use this material indifferent ways.

natural

shiny

bright

colourful

smooth

rough

drawn

round

hand-made

glazed

Shields from the rainforest gallery 14

The designs on theseshields are almostsymmetrical.

Can you copy theother half of theseshields?

Have a look around the room — can you see the different shields?

HINT: Look closely at the black and white prints

Inspired by Michael Anning’s shields in the ‘Story Place’ exhibition

Saltwater crocodile 2002Carved milkwood with synthetic polymer paint 30 x 155 x 27cm Purchased 2002. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation GrantCollection: Queensland Art Gallery

Page 9 & 10ThancoupieThainakuith b.1937Pearl shells – Wives of Chivaree 1990–91Stoneware, hand-built sphere; exterior deeply incisedwith motifs picked out in oxides and slip-glazed27 x 30cm Purchased 2001 with funds from National AustraliaBank Limited through and with the assistance of theQueensland Art Gallery FoundationCollection: Queensland Art Gallery

Pot (Guiree story – flying fox twins story) c.1981Stoneware, slip and oxide decoration on inciseddesign 27 x 30.3cmPurchased 2002. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation GrantCollection: Queensland Art Gallery

Danie MellorMamu/Ngadjonji b.1971The ranger 2002Slipcast, white earthenware, glazed light green withfern motif in dark green 70.5 x 30.5 x 55.6cmCommissioned 2002. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Collection: Queensland Art Gallery

Sea hund (hound) 2002Slipcast, white earthenware, glazed blue shaded towhite with abstract design 70.5 x 30.5 x 55.6cmCommissioned 2002. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Collection: Queensland Art Gallery

Wachter dein kultur (Guardian of culture) 2002Slipcast, white earthenware, glazed with polychromeabstract design 70.5 x 30.5 x 55.6cmCommissioned 2002. Queensland Art Gallery FoundationCollection: Queensland Art Gallery

Captions

There are lots of animals in theexhibition. How many can you find?

What other animals can you find?

Dog

Bird

Snake

Turtle

Crocodile

Fish

Page 4Rosella NamokUngkum b.1979Ngaachi kincha 2001 Synthetic polymer paint on canvas 183 x 135cmPrivate Collection

Samantha HobsonKuuku Ya’u b.1981Burn grass season 2002Synthetic polymer paint, pigment and polyurethaneglaze on canvas 124 x 188cmPurchased 2003. The Queensland Governmentísspecial Centenary FundCollection: Queensland Art Gallery

Adrian King Lama Lama b.1974Wenlock outstation . . . little bit of a drive from thecommunity 2000Synthetic polymer paint on canvas 122 x 173cmPrivate Collection, Cairns

Page 7 Dorothy ShortUmpila b.1933Puunya (Basket) 2000 Twined watul grass with natural dyes 33 x 31cm Private Collection

Desley HenryJirrbal b.1951Jawun (Basket) 2002Twined lawyer cane 31.5 x 44 x 27.5cmCommissioned 2002. Queensland Art GalleryFoundation Grant Collection: Queensland Art Gallery

Artist unidentifiedWungarra (Eel trap) 1995Twined lawyer cane 79.5 x 10.5cm Collection: Yalga-binbi Institute

Page 8Craig KoomeetaWik-Alkan b.1977Freshwater crocodile 2001Carved milkwood with synthetic polymer paint 23 x 125 x 23cmPurchased 2002. Queensland Art Gallery FoundationCollection: Queensland Art Gallery

Publisher

Queensland Art Gallery, Melbourne Street, South Brisbane, PO Box 3686, South Brisbane, Q 4101

© Queensland Art Gallery 2003

This work is copyright. Apart from any use aspermitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part maybe reproduced or communicated to the publicwithout prior written permission of the publisher. Noillustration in this publication may be reproducedwithout the permission of the copyright owners.

Text: Donna McColm, Sarah Stratton, Julie WalshEditor: Kylie TimminsEditorial Assistant: Rebecca DezuanniHead of Design: Elliott MurrayDesigner: Fiona Lee

‘Story Place: Indigenous Art of CapeYork and the Rainforest’25 July – 9 November 2003

Glossary

story placea special place that is important to acommunity. Beliefs, knowledge andtraditions are passed on through storiesof the area

Apelech and Winchanamtwo of the language groups from the west Cape

ceramicmade from clay

glazeda smooth, shiny coating used on thesurface of ceramics

Jirrbalone of many languages spoken in Cape York

symmetricalthe size, shape and pattern is the sameon one side as it is on the other

MAJOR SPONSORS

PRINCIPAL SPONSORS

‘Story Place: Indigenous Art of Cape York and the Rainforest’ is an initiative of the Queensland Art

Gallery, supported by the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art.

Wik-Mungkanthe language of one of the community groups from the Aurukun area in west Cape York