JARRACHARRA

  • Australia’s High Commissioner visits Jarracharra: Dry Season Wind Exhibition of Australian Textiles at National Crafts Museum.
  • ‘Jarracharra: Dry Season Wind’ exhibition is organized by Ministry of Textile and Australian High Commission
  • It showcases a powerful collection of Aboriginal women’s textile art from the Maningrida region in Western Arnhem Land, Australia.
  • This exhibition features women pushing artistic barriers to depict ancient narratives using contemporary mediums.
  • Jarracharra represents a metaphor for the way the Bábbarra Women’s Centre brings together different Aboriginal cultures and stories from across Arnhem Land.
  • The exhibition has arrived in India for the first time.
  • Jarracharra is the powerful cool wind that blows across Arnhem Land each dry season, signifying the beginning of a period of exchange between clans and an annual ceremonial coming together.

SOURCE: THE HINDU, THE ECONOMIC TIMES, PIB

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