Aboriginal bowl

Hi all. This lovely caught my eye recently. Since I found an Aboriginal painting Ive kinda been into the style of it. This bowl is 9x4 and is marked S. James but i havent found him yet. Any thoughts are always appreciated.

 

I thought Aussie too right off the bat. No idea whodunnit though.

 

its got echos of a bark painting..... it's lovely !

 

Nice find, johnny.

Yes, the Yorta Yorta are known for making ceramics.
The Yorta Yorta are a Murray River tribe, from the borderland between Victoria and New South Wales. The stippling technique of this plate is that of the Central Desert though, a different region and culture, but the Yorta Yorta have adopted different styles.

James is one of the surnames known among the Yorta Yorta. They were colonised before the Central Desert people were, which means they suffered and lost more, hence more use of English names. The name Yorta Yorta means no no, maybe something they had to say a lot in the early contact days. Since then they have worked hard at regaining their aboriginal identity in a changed world, and this lovely plate is a very positive testimony to that.
There is also a Yorta Yorta ceramics award.

 

Very handsome I really dig it