Wardapi Dreaming 3 Piece Drop Earrings

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If you're looking for the perfect statement jewellery to elevate your outfit, then these earrings are perfect for you. They can be paired with a simple outfit for an upgraded casual look or worn for an elegant evening out.

Return policy: Due to hygiene and safety reasons we cannot accept any returns of earrings. Please note if the item is faulty, it is of course exempt from this rule.

Product: Earring
Materials: Lightweight printed metal
Size: 5.5cm
Artwork: Wardapi Dreaming
Artist: Melissa Napangardi Williams

This Wardapi Jukurrpa (Goanna Dreaming) comes from Yarripilangku, south-west of Yuendumu. It is a story about the forbidden love between a Japangardi man and a Nungarrayi woman. By tribal law, their relationship would be taboo. Still, the Japangardi man chose to pursue the woman, and they went up the hill at Yarripilangu where they made love. The earth there turned to white ochre, and the man turned himself and all of the women into goannas. To this day, white ochre can be found at the top of the hill. The ochre is used for love magic and ceremonial decoration. The groups of women in the story are represented by concentric circles, while the small W shapes you can see surrounding the circles depict the Wardarpi tracks.

Melissa Napangardi Williams

Aboriginal Warlpiri woman

Melissa began painting with Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation in 2004. She paints her Father’s Wanakiji Jukurrpa (Bu... Learn more