Jawun Painting, 2024

$89.95

  • 25cm x 20cm
  • 2024
  • Painting on Canvas
  • Catalog No: 103-24

The rainforest is the source of materials used in these exquisite lawyer cane baskets.
Girramay, Jirrbal, and Gulnay weavers of Far North Queensland are well known for their laywer cane bicornual baskets called Jawun and other traditional basket styles including Burrajingal (lawyer cane square-based baskets), gundala (lawyer cane coil baskets) and mindi (grass baskets).

These lawyer cane and grass baskets are still being made using traditional methods. They were an important part of everyday lives and were used to collect and carry bush food, babies, message sticks and many other objects.

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