Ininti Seed Necklace by Louanna Williams
Title: Ininti Seed Necklace
ID: LW0907141
Artist: Louanna Williams
Medium: Seeds and nuts
Size: 31 cm
Jewellery such as necklaces as well as paintings are an extremely important component in Aboriginal culture. Traditionally it was customary for necklaces to be worn by both men and women during ceremonies relating to sexuality and fecundity. This is one of the few practices of special significance which is maintained in contemporary Aboriginal culture.
Women and children gather seeds and pods for necklace making while searching for bush tucker using their traditional knowledge. Gum nut seeds are collected while they are still green, they are sorted, cleaned, dried and then drilled or poked using hot wire to create beads for necklace making.This necklace is made of Gum nuts and Ininti seeds.
They are taken home and lacquered, using acrylic paint geometric patterns are added to the Gum nut seeds such as concentric circles which represent camp sites, curved lines which represent rain or underground water, or straight lines which represent routes to camp sites or places of significance, or U shapes which represent people. Aboriginal artists apply this basic set of symbols which can have multiple meanings depending on there context to their artworks to tell stories of the dreamtime.
If you would like to know more about Aboriginal Beaded Jewellery and the relationship with Aboriginal Art and culture, please read the following articles
Our Gift Card Certificate of Provenance contains the following information:
- Artist Name: Louanna Williams
- Artists Region:
- Description:
- Item ID: LW0907141
This item is an authentic piece of craft made by an Australian Indigenous artist.
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