Status: Stock
Gurlibil – turtle earrings designed by Yawuru artist Amanda Rose Lee.
Amanda likes to depict gurlibil laying their jimbu (eggs) which they do in Mangala Season, around December-March.
Handcrafted from mirror teal blue acrylic, and a dark blue organic circle and stainless-steel, nickel free post.
Approx. 5.5cm in length.
Name: Amanda Rose Lee
Language: Yawuru
Biography:
Amanda Rose was born in Rubibi, Broome and has lived here all her life. She began practicing at Nagula Jarndu in 2015 learning hand printing skills, particularly lino block printing on textiles. Amanda Rose grew up spending time with her extended family on Yawuru Country- fishing, hunting, camping out and learning important Yawuru knowledge from the old people. In her art, she is often drawn to the Dreaming story of the Gujarra Jurru- the two headed snake, protector of niyamarri burru (white sand dune country) at Walmanyjun (Cable Beach). Amanda is also a very keen fisherwoman and depicts some of her favourite ocean feeds in her art- yingarliwa (blue bone) and gulban (mullet) best caught during Mangala Season (the Wet Season) when they are nice and fat.
Status: Stock Large Purse Hand sewn in Broome from hand screen printed fabrics designed by Nagula Jarndu artists