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

Hand-crafted 'Gunga' Earrings by Gawiŋu Dalparr (1911-23) business cardHand 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

Bundjalung and Ngoorabul Country

wool needlepoint

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

to the natural and man-made remnants of long summer days

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

and depictions of female brutality

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

Who's gettin' your best today huh

Hannah is also the co-founder of Kill Your Darlings

Model wears size Medium