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CAT197-14Jillan (Charcoal) Soap

Jillan (Charcoal) used to create this soap is sourced from Girringun’s rainforest timbers. 

Fire from which charcoal is derived, was and is important to the traditional owners of Girringun. There are may protocols and beliefs associated with fire and the tools used to create it. 

Traditionally Jillan was used for painting the body and objects including bagu (firemaker), bigin (shields) and wangal (boomerang) and as a pacifier for teething babies. 

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