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Trochus Shell Bangle

Hand carved from a whole Trochus Shell found on Bardi Jawi country. Each bangle is unique and crafted to reveal the natural beauty of the shell. Featuring variations of pinkish and grey stripes & speckles with highlights of pearl shell. The Trochus Shell bangle is an exquisite piece to wear and produced no where else in the world.

The bangle comes in two styles, with a gap or complete circle and various carved designs.

External measurements 7-8cm and internal circumference of 6-7cm.

 

 

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Name: Russell Davey

Language: Bardi

Community: Ardyaloon

Biography:

Russell (Wossy) Davey is a proud Bardi man, with many connections, but only
identifies himself as a Traditional Custodian oftheArdi’ol clan group. He lives in Ardyaloon Community on the Dampier Peninsula of the Kimberley Region in Western Australia. Wossy’s art is inspired by his Bardi culture creating designs that incorporate Dreamtime stories of his saltwater people, continuing to tell these stories through many art forms, using colours, animals and shapes that depict his natural environment.
He is an accomplished carver of pearl shells, boab nuts, and traditional artefacts whilst advocating that young people are taught the old ways, keeping law, language and culture alive, so the knowledge is not lost forever.
"I've been doing art all my life. I’ve loved it since school doing a lot of drawing. You get ideas from people as you go along in life and you try things and refine. When I was young, my teacher asked us to draw a lion thinking it would be too hard but I did it easily and that’s when I realised I could draw. I learned carving when I was eleven from my uncles and I grew up watching my grandmother painting with oils.”

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