Aboriginal art is a reflection of our culture, stories, dreamtime and connection to land. It is a fact that imported fake Aboriginal art products hurts our economic welfare which severely impacts on our communities.
The Koori Mail reported that an estimate of 500 million dollars’ worth of art fraud takes place internationally every year, with 20% of art in Western Australian communities said to be fake.
These import companies are making it even harder for people to determine what is fake and what is authentic art made by Aboriginal people. By adding labels such as “hand made in Australia” and “Aboriginal style”, adding the Australian made logos to these products and applying all sorts of tricks which it currently is not illegal – not ethical but certainly legal.
Dreamtime Kullilla-Art is an Aboriginal owned and controlled business providing traditional Indigenous Australian art and craft and native bush tucker products for over 21 years. They boast authentic products, honest pricing, genuine service and cultural integrity. Dreamtime Kullilla-Art have been strong advocates for Aboriginal Culture and hold our cultural integrity in high regard. “We have been fighting the good fight for many years trying to weed out this fake art that is crippling our Aboriginal Art industry and eroding our culture and taking business away from legitimate Aboriginal artists and their businesses”, says Michael J Connolly, Dreamtime Kullilla business owner and artist. Michael is a proud Aboriginal man from the Kullilli (far south west QLD) and Muruwari (far north NSW) people. An Aboriginal artist, Didgeridoo craftsman and performer, cultural educator and spiritualist with his inspiration being culture and heritage, who says “each Aboriginal person is the holder and keeper of a songline or a note of a songline and therefore each Aboriginal is an artist but soul rights for each Aboriginal is expressed in artwork, language and stories, song and dance”.
Dreamtime Kullilla-Art says they can guarantee the authenticity of their products – the art – the Artists and their communities as sales from their products directly benefit the Artists and their respective communities. “All our suppliers and Manufacturers have in place proper and ethical Licence Agreements and pay proper royalty payments for their artworks. You can certainly buy with confidence with us – no gammin stuff here that’s for sure”.
“Aboriginal culture is about our history, our dance, our songs, languages and our art which all breathes our ancestry – our links to this amazing country of which I am very proud to be descended from and even have the DNA to prove it. Aboriginal Art not only tells story but breathes our very essence and it certainly cannot be copied and I will fight to the end to stop it”, Michael says”.
says Michael J Connolly, Dreamtime Kullilla business owner and artist. Michael is a proud Aboriginal man from the Kullilli (far south west QLD) and Muruwari (far north NSW) people. An Aboriginal artist, Didgeridoo craftsman and performer, cultural educator and spiritualist with his inspiration being culture and heritage, who says “each Aboriginal person is the holder and keeper of a songline or a note of a songline and therefore each Aboriginal is an artist but soul rights for each Aboriginal is expressed in artwork, language and stories, song and dance”.
Aboriginal art is a reflection of our culture, stories, dreamtime and connection to land. It is a fact that imported fake Aboriginal art products hurts our economic welfare which severely impacts on our communities. The Koori Mail reported that an estimate of 500 million dollars’ worth of art fraud takes place internationally every year, with 20% of art in Western Australian communities said to be fake.
These import companies are making it even harder for people to determine what is fake and what is authentic art made by Aboriginal people. By adding labels such as “hand made in Australia” and “Aboriginal style”, adding the Australian made logos to these products and applying all sorts of tricks which it currently is not illegal – not ethical but certainly legal.
Dreamtime Kullilla-Art is an Aboriginal owned and controlled business providing traditional Indigenous Australian art and craft and native bush tucker products for over 21 years. They boast authentic products, honest pricing, genuine service and cultural integrity. Dreamtime Kullilla-Art have been strong advocates for Aboriginal Culture and hold our cultural integrity in high regard. “We have been fighting the good fight for many years trying to weed out this fake art that is crippling our Aboriginal Art industry and eroding our culture and taking business away from legitimate Aboriginal artists and their businesses”, says Michael J Connolly, Dreamtime Kullilla business owner and artist. Michael is a proud Aboriginal man from the Kullilli (far south west QLD) and Muruwari (far north NSW) people. An Aboriginal artist, Didgeridoo craftsman and performer, cultural educator and spiritualist with his inspiration being culture and heritage, who says “each Aboriginal person is the holder and keeper of a songline or a note of a songline and therefore each Aboriginal is an artist but soul rights for each Aboriginal is expressed in artwork, language and stories, song and dance”.
art is a reflection of our culture, stories, dreamtime and connection to land. It is a fact that imported fake Aboriginal art products hurts our economic welfare which severely impacts on our communities. The Koori Mail reported that an estimate of 500 million dollars’ worth of art fraud takes place internationally every year, with 20% of art in Western Australian communities said to be fake.
These import companies are making it even harder for people to determine what is fake and what is authentic art made by Aboriginal people. By adding labels such as “hand made in Australia” and “Aboriginal style”, adding the Australian made logos to these products and applying all sorts of tricks which it currently is not illegal – not ethical but certainly legal.
Dreamtime Kullilla-Art is an Aboriginal owned and controlled business providing traditional Indigenous Australian art and craft and native bush tucker products for over 21 years. They boast authentic products, honest pricing, genuine service and cultural integrity. Dreamtime Kullilla-Art have been strong advocates for Aboriginal Culture and hold our cultural integrity in high regard. “We have been fighting the good fight for many years trying to weed out this fake art that is crippling our Aboriginal Art industry and eroding our culture and taking business away from legitimate Aboriginal artists and their businesses”, says Michael J Connolly, Dreamtime Kullilla business owner and artist. Michael is a proud Aboriginal man from the Kullilli (far south west QLD) and Muruwari (far north NSW) people. An Aboriginal artist, Didgeridoo craftsman and performer, cultural educator and spiritualist with his inspiration being culture and heritage, who says “each Aboriginal person is the holder and keeper of a songline or a note of a songline and therefore each Aboriginal is an artist but soul rights for each Aboriginal is expressed in artwork, language and stories, song and dance”.
nd clariAboriginal art is a reflection of our culture, stories, dreamtime and connection to land. It is a fact that imported fake Aboriginal art products hurts our economic welfare which severely impacts on our communities. The Koori Mail reported that an estimate of 500 million dollars’ worth of art fraud takes place internationally every year, with 20% of art in Western Australian communities said to be fake.
These import companies are making it even harder for people to determine what is fake and what is authentic art made by Aboriginal people. By adding labels such as “hand made in Australia” and “Aboriginal style”, adding the Australian made logos to these products and applying all sorts of tricks which it currently is not illegal – not ethical but certainly legal.
Dreamtime Kullilla-Art is an Aboriginal owned and controlled business providing traditional Indigenous Australian art and craft and native bush tucker products for over 21 years. They boast authentic products, honest pricing, genuine service and cultural integrity. Dreamtime Kullilla-Art have been strong advocates for Aboriginal Culture and hold our cultural integrity in high regard. “We have been fighting the good fight for many years trying to weed out this fake art that is crippling our Aboriginal Art industry and eroding our culture and taking business away from legitimate Aboriginal artists and their businesses”, says Michael J Connolly, Dreamtime Kullilla business owner and artist. Michael is a proud Aboriginal man from the Kullilli (far south west QLD) and Muruwari (far north NSW) people. An Aboriginal artist, Didgeridoo craftsman and performer, cultural educator and spiritualist with his inspiration being culture and heritage, who says “each Aboriginal person is the holder and keeper of a songline or a note of a songline and therefore each Aboriginal is an artist but soul rights for each Aboriginal is expressed in artwork, language and stories, song and dance”.
Aboriginal art is a reflection of our culture, stories, dreamtime and connection to land. It is a fact that imported fake Aboriginal art products hurts our economic welfare which severely impacts on our communities. The Koori Mail reported that an estimate of 500 million dollars’ worth of art fraud takes place internationally every year, with 20% of art in Western Australian communities said to be fake.
These import companies are making it even harder for people to determine what is fake and what is authentic art made by Aboriginal people. By adding labels such as “hand made in Australia” and “Aboriginal style”, adding the Australian made logos to these products and applying all sorts of tricks which it currently is not illegal – not ethical but certainly legal.
Dreamtime Kullilla-Art is an Aboriginal owned and controlled business providing traditional Indigenous Australian art and craft and native bush tucker products for over 21 years. They boast authentic products, honest pricing, genuine service and cultural integrity. Dreamtime Kullilla-Art have been strong advocates for Aboriginal Culture and hold our cultural integrity in high regard. “We have been fighting the good fight for many years trying to weed out this fake art that is crippling our Aboriginal Art industry and eroding our culture and taking business away from legitimate Aboriginal artists and their businesses”, says Michael J Connolly, Dreamtime Kullilla business owner and artist. Michael is a proud Aboriginal man from the Kullilli (far south west QLD) and Muruwari (far north NSW) people. An Aboriginal artist, Didgeridoo craftsman and performer, cultural educator and spiritualist with his inspiration being culture and heritage, who says “each Aboriginal person is the holder and keeper of a songline or a note of a songline and therefore each Aboriginal is an artist but soul rights for each Aboriginal is expressed in artwork, language and stories, song and dance”.
fication of authentic Aboriginal art.
stop the fakes!