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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Citations

  • Powerhouse Museum, ’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’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW, (Catalogue data).

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  • Powerhouse Museum

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