Handmade, Handprinted Drawstring Bag - Aunty Kim Wandin
Beautiful hand-printed, hand-made, draw-string bags.
Made by Wurundjeri Elder, Aunty Kim Wandin
Aunty Kim’s reed basket, or djirra binak, and eel trap, or Yak Trap, features on these beautiful purses.
Kim Wandin
“I am a Wurundjeri/Woiwurrung Woman.
My traditional name is ‘Wandoon’ which means ‘spirits of the water.’ My family and I still live ‘on Country’.
The art of using reeds to make eel traps and baskets is a tradition handed down to me by my Nanna Ollie, who was taught by Granny Jemima (at Coranderrk). I am intending to pass this on to my own granddaughter.
I collect my reeds on my Country and hang them to dry in the sun. When they are dried I soak them in water to make them flexible and ready to use.
My work contains the spirit of my Ancestors reflecting their strength and resilience.”
