Nagula Jarndu Earrings Gaanj (Shells) - Cecelia Tigan

Cecelia is from in Ardyloon/One Arm Point on the Dampier Peninsula and her work is strongly influenced by her late father, the renowned riji (ceremonial pearl carving) artist Aubrey Tigan whose shells are held in galleries and museums around the world. Like her father, Cecelia tells stories of her Mayala heritage, collecting pearl shells on the high tide, whirlpools and tidal movements, ancestral connections, traditional hunting techniques and tools and ocean food and medicine.

Features:
- Handcrafted from acrylic with a stainless-steel, nickel free post.
- Size: Approx. 7cm in length
- Gold glittery top with 2 gold flecked pearl finish trumpet cone shells main design.

Check out the other earrings from Nagula Jarndu we have available here.

About Nagula Jarndu:
Nagula Jarndu (Saltwater Woman) is a not-for-profit organisation led by seven Yawuru women directors and supported by over 150 Indigenous women members. They began in 1987 as a resource centre to preserve Yawuru language and culture and, over time, we have transformed into a vibrant arts and textiles centre.

With a strategic focus on social enterprise, they're all about empowering Aboriginal women to produce unique, handcrafted textiles featuring motifs and colours from the Kimberley’s unique environment. Nagula Jarndu artists engage with the wider Arts community and shine at events like the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair and Revealed in Perth, plus many other exhibitions across Australia.