Iron Ore Bracelet with Bush Potato Dreaming Artwork by Adrianna Nangala Egan

Description

COATED INK ON HEMATITE

This Vanessa Australia iron ore bracelet is a collaboration with Indigenous artist  Adrianna Nangala Egan  and features her Bush Potato Dreaming Artwork. It is made from Australian hematite (iron ore) renowned for it’s ability to assist with blood circulation.

This Warlu Bracelet is part of the Dreamtime Iron Ore Collection featuring stories from the Warlukurlangu Artists of Yuendumu.

• Made in Australia
• Material: Iron ore beads
•  Artwork mounted on a hematite tablet (iron ore) from Western Australia
• Length: 19cm with adjustable clasp
• Royalties paid to Artist

Artwork Story : Yarla Jukurrpa (Bush Potato Dreaming) Cockatoo Creek

This Yarla Jukurrpa belongs to men of the Japaljarri/Jungarrayi subsections and to Napaljarri/Nungarrayi women. It comes from an area to the east of Yuendumu called Cockatoo Creek. ‘Yarla’ (bush potato) are fibrous tubers that grow beneath a low spreading plant, found looking for cracks in the ground. This edible tuber grows from ‘yartura’ (roots) which seek out moisture to sprout new plants.
The Jukurrpa tells of ‘yarla and ‘wapirti’ (bush carrot) ancestors fighting a big battle in this area. The curved lines of the ‘kuruwarru’ (ceremonial designs) represent the ‘ngamarna’ (vine-like tendrils) from which grow ‘jinjirla’ (flowers). ‘Karlangu’ (digging sticks) are used by women to dig for bush tucker like Yarla and Wapirti.