Alma Abbakoyok b. 1949

  • Maker (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Indigenous artist from the Kunwinjku tribe born in 1949. Abbakoyok is known for her plaiting and dyeing work with woven string baskets.
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  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, New South Wales

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Periods active
  • c.1990-
  • c.1990s-
Related works
  • 96/304/7 Bag, string bag (djerrk), pandanus leaves / Brachychiton diversifolius bark string / knotted loops / stitched plaited coils / natural dyes, made by Alma Abbakoyok, at Maningrida, Central Arnhemland, Northern Territory, 1995 (creator of)