Sculpture | Mona Quaema | Tjanpi Desert Weavers meta-bulabula These Bilum are joyful works

These Bilum are joyful works of art

Created in small batches using traditional methods

a land of great diversity and contrast

Author Lydia Miller has reimagined these suits as Seers

Sculpture | Mona Quaema | Tjanpi Desert Weavers meta-bulabula These Bilum are joyful worksWeaving with fibre in this way has become a fundamental part of Central and Western desert culture and draws on the traditional practice of making manguri rings a ring worn on the head made of grasses and cloth. Here we see traditional weaving techniques re framed using a mix of traditional and contemporary materials including wool! The result is a strikingly bold and colourful sculptural piece with layers of historical significance. Tjanpi Desert