SHERYL J BURCHILL | 'Xmas Bauble (17)' | 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 (children), 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 Kuku Yalanji community." Sheryl J. Burchill