SHERYL J BURCHILL | 'Xmas Bauble (8)' | Hand-painted Burnie Bean

"These painted Burnie Beans by Sheryl J. Burchill are collected from Kuku Yalanji Country, between madja (rainforest) and jalun (sea) where they are cleaned, prepared and hand-painted. Hand-made with love,they are the perfect grounding gifts for use as place settings,decorations, paperweights and keepsakes. 

Burnie Beans were tradtionally used by Kuku Yalanji karrkay-karrkay (childrent), pronounced garrd-gay garrd-gay, by warming up two natural beans togehter until they heated up as the basis for a tag game. 

Thank you for supporting me as an artist an my Kukyu Yalanji community." Sheryl J. Burchill 

Sheryl J. Burchill.

Kuku Yalanji Name: Walbul-walbul

Meaning: Butterfly

Language Group: Kuku Yalanji and Kuku Nyungkul

Traditional Land:  Daintree, Shipton’s Flat and China Camp, North Queensland, Australia

Totem: Black and White Cockatoo