Aboriginal Earrings
Country: Australian Aboriginal, Indigenous
Product: Earrings
Materials: Lightweight printed metal
Size: 5.5cm
Artwork: Karnta Jukurrpa
Artist: Carol Nampijinpa Larry
Return policy: Due to hygiene and safety reasons we cannot accept any returns of earrings.
Artwork Story:
This painting depicts women hunting for bush foods around the Dreaming sites Yumurrpa and Wapurtali on Warlpiri country. Warlpiri women hunt for a number of different bush foods at different times of the year.
Artist:
Carol Nampijinpa Larry - Aboriginal Luritja Woman.
Carol Nampijinpa Larry was born in Kiwirrkura, one of the most remote communities in Australia, and her family heritage is the Luritja people of the Western Desert. She went to school in Papunya, where she learned Warlpiri and English. Carol had 4 children, as well as a partner who passed away many years ago. She moved to Nyirripi to live with her daughter Melissa Nungarrayi Larry when Melissa married a Warlpiri man from Nyirripi. Melissa also paints for Warlukurlangu Artists and Carol and Melissa often paint together at the art centre.
Royalties from the sale of this licensed product go to the artists.
Designed in Australia by an Indigenous artist; Made in China