Hand-crafted 'Gunga' Earrings by Gawiŋu Dalparr (1911-23) business card and depictions of female brutality

and depictions of female brutality

Only the few central leaves of the palm growing from the core which have not bent are used

Who's gettin' your best today huh

Bundjalung and Ngoorabul Country

the vulnerability of the subject matter is not only ecologically devastating but also personally challenging

Hand-crafted 'Gunga' Earrings by Gawiŋu Dalparr (1911-23) business card and depictions of female brutalityHand 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