Aboriginal Bush Traders

Aboriginal Bush Traders ABT gallery and cafe offers ethically sourced and sustainable products supporting Indigenous artists

The retail space and gallery showcases everything from paintings, carvings, weavings, homewares, fashion, bush medicine and bush foods. When you shop with ABT you are directly supporting local Indigenous artists and remote community Art Centres. ABT fairly pays its artists and true ensures true provenance of all products.

14/08/2026

Keep an eye out for this new book from Karungkarni Art and Culture, released on Freedom Day 21 August!

REPOST: MumRed , Darwin Fashion Shoot. The ABT team were terribly saddened to hear of the horrible trolling and foul com...
14/08/2026

REPOST: MumRed , Darwin Fashion Shoot.

The ABT team were terribly saddened to hear of the horrible trolling and foul comments these deadly girls received via social media after this photoshoot.

We think this must be the best photo shoot that’s EVER been done here in town and were here to share these images again!

Here are some comments from the designer of MumRed, Samala Thakialee Cronin:

"Yesterday, I had five staunch, beautiful Black women stand against the inhumanity. Against the indignity.

I was raised knowing that every single issue we face as a people comes from the dispossession of our land.

Beautiful Blak women - walked the streets adorned like the queens they are - cheered by their countrymen and ignored by invaders on their land.

We captured the two worlds.

I’m so proud of these girls. Every one of them has had to overcome trials and tribulations stacked up unfairly against them.

They are strong.
They are proud.
They are the future.

And the future is Blak!"

Talent: •JADENE•
Designs: MumRed - a GrassRoots Fashion Revolution
Photography: Amanda Parkinson

Founded in October 2023 by Samala Thakialee Cronin, MumRed is a First Nations luxury fashion label rooted in cultural sovereignty, self-determination, and unapologetic expression.

As a Butchulla and Woppaburra woman raised on Lardil Country in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Samala channels her heritage into every stitch, blending traditional resources with modern silhouettes to create couture that speaks to both the past and the future.

Designs here featured in this years Indigenous Fashion Projects runway show: 'Carried by our Matriarchs - From Legacy we Rise'. The opening showcase of the 11th annual Country to Couture event in Darwin.

The Annual Tiwi Exhibition is back in Darwin!Bringing together artists from Munupi Arts and Jilamara Arts, the exhibitio...
12/08/2026

The Annual Tiwi Exhibition is back in Darwin!

Bringing together artists from Munupi Arts and Jilamara Arts, the exhibition features new work from emerging and senior Tiwi artists from Melville Island.

Expect natural ochres, bold Tiwi designs and works sharing stories of culture, Country and community.

If you haven’t made it yet, there’s still time — the exhibition is open at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Esplanade Darwin until Thursday 13 August, from 10am–4pm daily.

Its free entry so take a look!!

It was great to see the Kerkar Kus Dance Team from Erub (Darnley Island) performing here in Darwin. The group shares Eru...
12/08/2026

It was great to see the Kerkar Kus Dance Team from Erub (Darnley Island) performing here in Darwin.

The group shares Erub culture through traditional song and dance, with stories connected to their island home, community and sea Country.

They were here in Darwin for the 20th anniversary of the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair. Were still reliving the weekend.

CONGRATULATIONS MICHELLE PULATUWAYU WOODY MINNAPINNI. Michelle is this year's winner of the Traditional Adornment Award...
12/08/2026

CONGRATULATIONS MICHELLE PULATUWAYU WOODY MINNAPINNI. Michelle is this year's winner of the Traditional Adornment Award at the 2026 Indigenous Fashion Projects. Michell is pictured here with a Tunga - a traditional bark basket from the Tiwi Islands.

Martha Protty, Kungka Kutjara, acrylic on canvas. As a senior law woman of the Kaltukatjara area, Martha's work draws in...
06/08/2026

Martha Protty, Kungka Kutjara, acrylic on canvas.

As a senior law woman of the Kaltukatjara area, Martha's work draws inspiration from local landscapes and Tjukurrpa.

In this work, she depicts Kungka Kutjara Tjukurrpa. It is the creation story following two sisters who travel through the desert, leaving significant landmarks in their wake. Martha has particularly focused on the cultural site where the two women stopped to rest under two big trees. The work also features the striking desert landscape and Kapi - rockholes.

This work forms part of ABTs latest exhibition - Kapi - Water - from Tjarlirli Art and Kaltukatjara Arts. On at ABT until 30 October.

06/08/2026

What a fantastic night the first Indigenous Fashion Projects runway show was last Sunday. Titled 'Carried by our Matriarchs', it was a celebration of culture, country and fashion, with not only the models and designers adorned - the entire crowd was, just like our ABT Manager, interviewed here by Indi and Senator Malarndirri McCarthy - Northern Territory

05/08/2026

Following in the footsteps of their father, the late legendary yidaki maker Djalu Gurruwiwi, Larry and Vernon continue his legacy as Yolnu healers, sharing generations of cultural knowledge through the healing power of the yidaki.

What to expect:
While formats vary, a typical event might include:
• Welcome and cultural introduction
• View excerpts from films about Larry and his father
• Yidaki performance and songlines
• Storytelling about Country, ancestors, and cosmology
• A guided “healing” segment (sound immersion)

Participants often describe strong emotional or meditative responses, linked to the instrument’s physical vibration and the cultural depth of the practice.

Spaces are limited. Some seating is available; however, it’s advisable to bring a camp chair just in case.

Join us at ABT for this small, bespoke event and learn more about the yidaki and its healing abilities.

Friday 14th of August, 6.30pm.
Shops 4-5, 27 Smith Street Mall, Darwin City.

FOR TICKETS:
https://aboriginalbushtraders.com/products/yidaki-healing-session-2?_pos=1&_sid=d386be40b&_ss=r

Carried by our Matriarchs - From Legacy we Rise. What a fabulous show tonight from Indigenous Fashion Projects. Featuri...
02/08/2026

Carried by our Matriarchs - From Legacy we Rise. What a fabulous show tonight from Indigenous Fashion Projects. Featuring: Anindilyakwa Arts Groote Eylandt, Babbarra Designs, Badu Art Centre, Mermaid Collection, Jayme-Lee Chaquebar, Lulujaru, MumRed, Eunice Yu, Off The Plantation, Waringarri Aboriginal Arts and Women of the Rivers. An amazing way to kick off one of the biggest weeks in the Darwin arts sector. See you all at the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair

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Shops 4-5 Smith Street Mall
Darwin, NT
0800

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Monday 9am - 3pm
Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
Friday 9am - 3pm

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