mee'-aathan Episode #2: Kunchan Kangk (collecting pandanus)

Walk with Irene Pootchemunka on her journey to making one of her iconic cultural masterpieces AKA the Aurukun 'fruitbowl'. In Episode 2 of our collaborative mee'-aathan series between the Wik and Kugu Art Centre and Aurukun Indigenous Knowledge Centre, we take a deeper look into the significance of Wik artistic practices such as fruitbowl weaving and the important Biocultural bush knowledge that is needed to pull off one of these impressive masterpieces. Wik-Mungkan Language term: Kunchan kangk (pandanus fibres) Biocultural practice: Fruitbowl weaving and pandanus collection Location: Aurukun Artist: Irene Pootchemungka