Philomena Yeatman b. 1960

  • Maker (Jewellery Designer),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Weaver)
Philomena Yeatman is a traditional weaver of baskets but began her artistic career working in screenprinting and jewellery making. She weaves her baskets from natural materials such as the leaves from pandanas and cabbage palms.
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Philomena Yeatman of the Gunganji people of Yarrabah, North Queensland was born in 1960. Yeatman is a traditional weaver of baskets but began her artistic career working in screenprinting and jewellery making. She weaves her baskets from natural materials such as the leaves from pandanas and cabbage palms. Her baskets were included in the 2001 Brisbane exhibition “Gatherings, Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art from Queensland, Australia”. She states in the accompanying catalogue that “to make these baskets is a skill passed on through the generations and shows the patience that has been part of Aboriginal culture for centuries.” In 2003, Yeatman participated in Queensland Art Gallery’s “Story Place” exhibition.

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Writers:
Allas, Tess
Date written:
2007
Last updated:
2011

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Language groups
  • Gunganji
Related person groups
  • Yarrabah Arts and Crafts (associate of)
  • Yarrabah Arts and Crafts (associate of)
Related works
  • Yugal Basket (creator of)
  • Yugal Basket (creator of)
Related collections
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
Related events
  • Storyplace, Indigenous Art of Cape York and the Rainforest (None)
  • Gatherings (None)
  • Storyplace, Indigenous Art of Cape York and the Rainforest (None)
  • Gatherings (None)
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Biography
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