Hand-crafted 'Gunga' Earrings by Gawiŋu Dalparr (1911-23) business card Only the few central leaves

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

wool needlepoint

Bundjalung and Ngoorabul Country

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

Model wears size Medium

Hand-crafted 'Gunga' Earrings by Gawiŋu Dalparr (1911-23) business card Only the few central leavesHand 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