Hand-crafted 'Gunga' Earrings by Gawiŋu Dalparr (1911-23) business card and masochism

and masochism

the Lava editions are framed in folded and brushed aluminium tray frame

I’m using myself as a tool to shine a light on a few of these stories

wool needlepoint

Who's gettin' your best today huh

Hand-crafted 'Gunga' Earrings by Gawiŋu Dalparr (1911-23) business card and masochismHand crafted earrings created by Gawiu Dalparr from the Buku Larrgay Mulka Centre, Yirrkala (North East Arnhem Land). The jewellery pieces are woven from gunga (Pandanus spiralis). The spiky pandanus leaves are sometimes difficult to harvest, followed by the careful task of flaying the leaves before hanging them to dry. Only the few central leaves of the palm growing from the core which have not bent are used. These can be ten or twenty feet high so a