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Handmade Doa (Blue, Red & Natural Shell)
This 'Doa' (pig-tusk necklace) is hand-woven using the bilum-eight-figure stitch, it is woven with shells of a blue, red and natural colour (flat disc), shaped with shells (20mm in diameter). The centre of the Doa is adorned with cowrie shells.
 
In 2012 during a visit to my village, Gaba Gaba I noticed my Uncle's Doa were made using coconut shell, turtle shell and sea shell.  There was no plastic on his Doa.  This began my journey of researching our Doa, looking at how they were traditional made, then removing the plastic from my Doa and going back to shell. Because these Doa are made with shell, they hang a little heavier than the plastic made Doa.
 
This 'Doa' has been hand woven by Ranu James. 

Handmade Doa (Blue, Red & Natural Shell)

$220.00Price

    Weaving Cultural Stories acknowledges the traditional custodians on whose land we live, work, play and learn.

    We acknowledge the cultural and ancestral knowledge of these custodians. Their knowledge and care has been instrumental in protecting our beautiful, diverse lands and waterways for thousands of years.

    We acknowledge how these ancestors, have woven their stories of culture into the minds and souls of those Leaders and Elders present today, who continue to weave their stories and knowledge into the hearts and souls of their future Leaders and Elders.

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