Sunny Story Doll (maaman/male) by Marcelle Riley

"I was travelling with from Tamworth to Walgett (NSW) with three other ladies to do doll making in Walgett when I came across a patch of wild sunflowers growing. I picked two to see if I could use them in my eco dyeing and it worked out beautifully that's when Sunny was created to remind me where I had been" - Marcelle Riley, Artist

The making of Nyoongar Dolls goes back to the improvised making of, and play with, dolls that Elders recall from the time they spent living on reserves and on country.

Materials used to make the dolls were as eclectic as the dolls themselves: bush nuts, pegs, and sauce bottles were among the items refashioned to fuel the imagination and joy of Nyoongar children.