Shirley Purdie - Ngaginybe Jarragbe - My Story Gifts for gardeners Carnivorous Plant Growing Set by

Carnivorous Plant Growing Set by Mrs Green

Hand woven twine and raffia bag by Torres Strait Islander maker

and walking legs to help it crawl across the sea floor

“These birds and these sculptures

sharks and many more

Shirley Purdie - Ngaginybe Jarragbe - My Story Gifts for gardeners Carnivorous Plant Growing Set byThis is my story Ngayin ga Birrmarriyan nga Berrembi jarragbe ngaginybe. My mother shows me how to get bushtucker and she shows me how to paint. Now I'm a famous artist. My paintings are all over the world hanging in important places. Happy times. Told in English and Gija, this is the story of Shirley Purdie, famous Gija artist, as told through her paintings, as part of the Ngaalim Ngalimboorro Ngagenybe exhibition created for the 2018 National