ANKAAA ARTS WORKER BARAYUWA MUNUNGUR WITH SENIOR CULTURAL EXPERT SAM LOVELL RUNNING A BOOMERANG MAKING WORKSHOP AT MOWANJUM ARTISTS SPIRIT OF THE WANDJINA. (JONATHON SAUNDERS/ANKAAA)

Earlier this year the Association of Northern, Kimberley and Arnhem Aboriginal Artists (ANKAAA) held the first Harvesting Traditional Knowledge in Yirrkala in the Northern Territory.

Awaye! (ABC Radio) was there for the on-country workshops which brought together Australia’s leading conservators and curators, as well as traditional Aboriginal artists. The aim for Harvesting Traditional Knowledge was to encourage two-way learning between Indigenous knowledge holders and participants with an interest in the care and conservation of Indigenous cultural material.

The second Harvesting Traditional Knowledge was recently held in the Mowanjum community, located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

ANKAAA’s chief executive officer Christina Davidson speaks with Awaye! about the first Harvesting Traditional Knowledge, the reasoning behind hosting the event twice a year, and the future for the initiative.

[Source] ABC Radio National: The continual harvest