These beautifully painted small Gumnuts are part of the range provide by the very talented Indigeneous Artist at Initi Traders in the Northern Territory, Australia. The bloodwood gumnuts have been wild harvested by Indigeneous collectors on their homelands, The gumnuts are then cleaned, trimmed and sorted. They are put out to dry for around 6 weeks. After that a threading hole is pierced into each seed. The Artist then paints each one with a basecoat, followed by a design.
The designs are inspired by country, depicting landscapes, waterholes, flowers, bush foods etc. Many hours of work has gone into each Gumnuts. They have often been handled by several different people, usually in the same family, out bush on traditional homelands..
Suitable for:
Embedding an Aboriginal perspective into everyday education and care of our future generations
Learning about Indigeneous symbols and their importance in culture
Threading activities for school aged children
Creating artworks/jewellery pieces
Included:
12 handpainted bloodwood gumnuts by Indigeneous Artist Doreen Driffen
Each one is unique in size, colour, artwork
Fabric bag for ease of storage
Safety and Storage:
Adult supervision required due to the nature of small parts
Not suitable for use by children aged 3 years or under or for children or persons who still like to place items in their mouth
Not suitable for water play
Ensure gumnuts are thoroughly dry before storage
These beautifully painted small Gumnuts are part of the range provide by the very talented Indigeneous Artist at Initi Traders in the Northern Territory, Australia. The bloodwood gumnuts have been wild harvested by Indigeneous collectors on their homelands, The gumnuts are then cleaned, trimmed and sorted. They are put out to dry for around 6 weeks. After that a threading hole is pierced into each seed. The Artist then paints each one with a basecoat, followed by a design.
The designs are inspired by country, depicting landscapes, waterholes, flowers, bush foods etc. Many hours of work has gone into each Gumnuts. They have often been handled by several different people, usually in the same family, out bush on traditional homelands..
Suitable for:
Embedding an Aboriginal perspective into everyday education and care of our future generations
Learning about Indigeneous symbols and their importance in culture
Threading activities for school aged children
Creating artworks/jewellery pieces
Included:
12 handpainted bloodwood gumnuts by Indigeneous Artist Doreen Driffen
Each one is unique in size, colour, artwork
Fabric bag for ease of storage
Safety and Storage:
Adult supervision required due to the nature of small parts
Not suitable for use by children aged 3 years or under or for children or persons who still like to place items in their mouth
Not suitable for water play
Ensure gumnuts are thoroughly dry before storage
