SHERYL J BURCHILL | 'Xmas Bauble (9)' | 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 traditionally used by Kuku Yalanji karrkay-karrkay (children), pronounced garrd-gay garrd-gay, by warming two natural beans together until they heated up as the basis for a tag game.

“Thankyou for supporting me as an artist and my Kuku 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