Australian Goanna teardrop earrings

A pair of large Australian teardrop earrings with vibrant blue artwork.

The artwork is from Ruth Nungarrayi Spencer’s painting Goanna Dreaming. According to the dreamtime story, a group of Warlpiri women were sitting in a circle when a Wamaru man from the Japangardi people came up to them. One of the women went with him up the hill where they made love. The earth turned to a yellow and white ochre and the man and all the women were turned into goannas. The ochre is still found on top of the hill and is used for love magic and ceremonial decoration.

The artwork has been photo anodised onto aluminium which has a silky smooth finish. The teardrops, which are green on the back, hang on sterling silver hoops and have white freshwater pearls hanging from the end.

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These Australian teardrop earrings are 75mm long and 22mm wide.