Pauline Coombe

Apatula (Finke), NT

Pauline Coombe

Pauline Coombe is an artist belonging to the Yankunytjatjara language and cultural group. Pauline lives in the remote community of Apatula (Finke) in the Northern Territory with her family and is a dedicated and loving mother and grandmother.

She has worked with NPY Women's Council for over 20 years, and is a strong spokesperson for her region.Pauline really enjoys the weaving process and employs great skill and attention to detail in her beautiful pieces with bold use of colour and intricate stitching.
Pauline is always looking to challenge herself and make new and interesting Tjanpi fibre works such as hanging baskets (pictured), tea cups and elaborate birds.

Learn to Weave Kit

$40.00

Gift Card

From $50.00

Our Artists

Tjanpi Desert Weavers is a social enterprise of the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Women’s Council that enables women living in the remote Central and Western deserts to earn an income from fibre art.

Tjanpi represents over 400 Aboriginal women artists from 26 remote communities who make spectacular contemporary fibre art in the form of baskets and sculptures.