Hand-crafted 'Gunga' Earrings by Gurrpulan Guyula (1584-23) abstract painting "Birthed from a broken heart

"Birthed from a broken heart

to preserve nesting habitats

Measuring 25 x 20 cm

signed by the artist

Humanity on the move

Hand-crafted 'Gunga' Earrings by Gurrpulan Guyula (1584-23) abstract painting "Birthed from a broken heartHand crafted earrings created by Gurrpulan Guyula 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