Maali Mia is an Aboriginal
Cultural Centre, Gallery, Gift Shop and Craftworks. We are an
Aboriginal owned and operated company. Located on the site of
the historic West Swan Primary School, established 1896, The original
Principal's House and Classroom are the showcases for paintings,
artifacts, boomerangs, didgeridoos and a host of colourful gifts
and collectables. Our selection includes : a wide variety of framed
and unframed Aboriginal art; hand decorated glassware, pottery
and wooden gift items; carved and painted emu eggs; traditional
and contemporary jewellery; postcards and prints; and Aboriginal
and Australian music cassettes and CD's.
The artists who contribute to the Gallery and Gift Shop come from
many different tribal groups mainly in Western Australia but also
from the Northern Territory. These include Noongar (Bibbulmun),
Yamatji,Nunda, Wadjerri, Ngaanatjarra and Wongatha, the smaller
items are mainly produced by our local Noongar (Bibbulmun) people
as a cottage industry
Maali Mia are makers of real returning boomerangs. Our returning
boomerangs were selected by SOCOG as part of their "Olympic
Millennium collection of Indigenous Arts and Crafts". Boomerang
demonstrations and lessons are available to everyone by arrangement.
Select from our range of models all with different flying characteristics.
Select from our range of authentic, bush harvested, termite hollowed
didgeridoos which are decorated by local Aboriginal artists. Each
instrument is fully tested by our craftsmen to ensure quality
sound.
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