Description
Artist: FRANCES RRIKILI
Category: JEWELERY
Size/ medium: 4 x 9.5 cm / JEWELERY – Pandanus (Pandanus Spiralis) and Natural Dyes
Body adornment has a long history in Yolŋu culture. Items made from locally collected materials including, seeds, nuts, shells and plant fibres are worn for ceremony or simply for every day use – in the words of artist Ruth Nalmarkarra ‘to make us pretty.’
