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Make it Real Scrunchie Set by Cecelia Tigan

Broken coral  

We have beautiful corals on my country when we were young, we would walk on the coral to collect trumpet shells. Small broken pieces would wash up on the shore, bleached white. But today the corals are being bleached by the rising water temperatures, so you see white coral in the reef under the water and there are broken pieces and white coral everywhere. 

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Make it Real

Make it Real is a project delivered through the Aboriginal Art Centre Hub of Western Australia (AACHWA). As a not-for-profit Aboriginal organisation, our profit story ensures the artist receives the economic benefits of their shared generational stories and culture. When an artist thrives, their community also benefits.

The profits generated from this product give 90% back to the artist and 10% back to their art centre. 

*The way profits are distributed can vary, and we ask consumers to be mindful of this when buying Authentic Indigenous Art or products.

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Name: Cecelia Tigan


Language: Bardi, Mayala


Community: Broome


Biography:

Cecelia joined Nagula Jarndu in 2022 when she moved to Broome with her family. She spent her childhood on her Mayala Country in Ardyaloon/One Arm Point on the Dampier Peninsula. Her work is strongly influenced by her late father, the renowned riji (ceremonial pearl carving) artist Aubrey Tigan whose shells are held in galleries and museums around the world. Like her father, Cecilia tells stories of her Bard Jawi, Mayala heritage, collecting pearl shells on the high tide, whirlpools and tidal movements, ancestral connections, traditional hunting techniques and tools, ocean food and medicine. She has strong connections to her heritage and is passionate about the recording and maintenance of language and respectful cultural practices that ensure the integrity of her heritage is continued. 





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