Iron Ore Bracelet with Goanna Dreaming Artwork by Ruth Nungarrayi Spencer

Description

COATED INK ON HEMATITE

This Vanessa Australia iron ore bracelet is a collaboration with Indigenous artist Ruth Nungarrayi Spencer and features her Goanna 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 : Wardapi Jukurrpa (Goanna Dreaming) Yarrpurlangu

This Wardapi Jukurrpa (Goanna Dreaming) comes from Yarripurlangu, south-west of Yuendumu. It tells the story of a group of Karnta (Warlpiri women) that were sitting in a circle. A man from Mt. Theo, of the Japangardi skin group named Wamaru, came up to the women. He wanted to take a girl of the wrong skin, a Nungarrayi.

He took the Nungarrayi women, named Yurlkurinyi, and went up the hill where they made love.
Then the earth turned to Ngunjungunju (yellow and white ochre) and the man turned himself and all the women into ‘wardapi’ (goannas).

The ochre is still found on top of the hill and is used today for love magic and for ceremonial decoration.