Jacaranda Earrings - Wiradjuri Lines

The Jacaranda Wiradjuri Lines earrings are individually hand-made and painted from the jacaranda seed pods that fall naturally from the jacaranda tree. The pods are gathered, split and carefully hand painted before being finished with gloss and sterling silver hooks. 

In traditional Aboriginal art places of meeting or connection are usually marked as a circle or set of concentric circles, symbolling places, people, bush tucker, land and waterways. The artworks are depicted from an aerial view, like looking down on a map.

Wiradjuri Lines are a representation of the intricate designs found throughout the scar trees found on Wiradjuri Country. These line markings are found on scar trees after a coolamon or canoe has been cut out from the tree, leaving a scar. It is then designed with markings which may represent traditional Elders. 

Owner of Balgarra Designs, Joanne Cassady is a descendant of the Wiradjuri Nation located in Central NSW. The Wiradjuri people have lived on those lands for more than 40,000 years.

Balgarra Designs is 100% Aboriginal owned and operated.