It turns out that there are 11 drawing that have survived from Neville’s trip to Mittagong in 1971 that will now be the starting point for the Yuendumu Jewellery Project.For copyright and cultural reasons only one is being posted on the internet now. Others will be shown as the project develops over time.
All the drawing were made with a Texta/felt-tip pen on cartridge paper. Fortunately these drawing have been stored out of the light, otherwise they might not have survived. In any event they are almost as fresh now as they were when they were made.
At the time they were made the technologies that are available in 2008 were not only unavailable but also unimagined. And other circumstances have changed too with the passing of time. Therefore, with Neville’s permission, this project can start (restart?) from the point where it faltered back in 1971 and 37 years on.
As we keep saying, watch this space.
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