SHERYL J BURCHILL | 'Xmas Bauble (5)' | Hand-painted Burnie Bean Delvine Cockatoo-Collins 1904:347-349)

1904:347-349)

the resin from the Julgil tree was used to bond the spear tips which were then bound with the twine made from certain string trees

Photo Credit: Louis Lim

when the turtles were often found floating lazily near the surface of the water

PETER B MORRISON | ‘RED SEA FAN CORAL III’ | Pen + Ink drawing | 2019 | 22

SHERYL J BURCHILL | 'Xmas Bauble (5)' | Hand-painted Burnie Bean Delvine Cockatoo-Collins 1904:347-349)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