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Handwoven Stringbag Earrings, Copper/Silver

Wagilak Yapa Watj (Wagilak Sisters) range –
exclusive jewellery from Indigenous women of Beswick. Developed in studio workshops with jeweller Kate Sale and weaver Fiona Gavino, traditional fibre artists are translating their skills into a series of fine woven wire earrings and pendants. Hand woven in sliver, gold and copper, traditional forms are transformed as delicate interpretations of string and dilly bags, baskets and mats.

Featuring sterling silver, 9ct gold and copper (all nickel-free work).

Categories: Djilpin Arts Aboriginal Corporation

Name: Janice Cameron

Language: Mayali

Community: Wugularr (Beswick)

Biography:

Janice is a proud Wagilak woman who lives at Beswick and learnt weaving from her late mother, Vera Cameron. Janice is a cultural practitioner who dances both Bongiliny Bongiliny and Bunggul, she is a Djilpin Artsworker and has served as Director of Djilpin for a number of terms. Janice has produced a range of designs for print and textiles. Her 2025 collograph print "Bream, File Snake & Dilly Bag' was Highly Commended by the judging panel for the 50th Katherine Art Prize. Janice is an active member of the women artists producing fine, woven wire jewellery, her String Bag Earrings featured in the 2025 Nation Indigenous Fashion Awards

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