Boab - Simon George Prince

Boab - Simon George PrinceCarved boab nut. Hand carved by Simon George. Boab nuts are synonymous with the Kimberley region. Many artists start their careers carving and painting boabs for sale as gifts, decorations and for sharing stories before moving onto painting on canvas and other art forms. Artefacts are made locally by artists and craftspeople, many of whom are Mangkaja artists. Keep an eye out for their paintings in our artwork section.

"Was when I was about 20 I think

At Boolga Lake

Timber boomerang pair

You dont want to know the time

This is the waterhole my people use to loved many years ago they had hump shelter from the storm and rain to keep safe and trees to sit under

90 x 180cm

Timber boomerang pair

about the flowers that come up after that rain comes

But I proved the doctors wrong

We would gift it to our teachers and people as a gift from our country

me and Roger were the youngest

All animal lives near the water and the billabongs and rivers animal like going swimming just like to cool off from hunting