Margaret Yam

  • Artist (Weaver)
Kunjen weaver, Margaret Yam is from the Kowanyama region on the west coast of Cape York Peninsula. Her large open-woven rectangular bags known as "Umbins" are made from the leaves of cabbage palms and natural dyes and were traditionally used for collecting and processing yams, corms, seeds and fruits.
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Abmin (String bag)
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Loop-woven bark fibre string

 
creator of
Umbin, String Yam Hunting Bag
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collection of Campbelltown Arts Centre

 

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