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Coolamon + Dilly Bag gathering with Aunty Dinnawhan

  • 1/3 Panorama Place 3 Panorama Place Maleny, QLD, 4552 Australia (map)

Sunday 10th August

9:30 - 2:30pm

$120

Join us at Munimba-ja for a full day around the fire with Aunty Dinawhan (emu woman), a Waka - Kabi elder. as she guides us through coolamon and dilly bag making using local palms, raffia, feathers and shells for embellishment.

What's included:.

 - Connection to country and cleansing 

- Yarn origins of dilly bags and coolomons

- Damper by the fire cooked by Aunty plus lemon myrtle tea

- Morning and afternoon tea provided.

- Variety of palm, feathers, shells, raffia 

Experiencing:

- Sacred dhur (circle) business 

- Calling in the Dau’wa (tree) Ceremony

- Connection to Country through your coolamon + dilly bag

- Sharing and caring for each other

- Lots of love, fun, laughter and creativeness 

What to bring:

- Your beautiful self

- Water bottle

- Hat + personal sunscreen if needed

- Please bring something to share for lunch if you're able - we have a fridge you can use

We look forward to spending a full day with you and Aunty Dinnawhan.

Please let us know about any accessibility requirements you may have.  

Tickets available via Humantix.

***Please note your ticket price will also included attendance at Blak Story Song, an intimate live music event happening at Munimba-ja after this gathering***

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