Linda Najinga

This bottle which Linda made is from Pananus leaves, which are collected from the pandanus trees that are all over the island. Linda then striped the leaves into thin strands. These strands are then boiled in ‘colour’. The yellow colour is from the roots of the medicine tree and the charcoal colour is from berries found near the fresh water billabong. The stripped leaves and the colours are boiled in drums over the fire to absorb all the pigment then left handing to dry, after this the weaving process begins. Linda really enjoys making bottles, and they are starting to become her trademark. She finds them very practical, saying, “It is very useful bottle, that would be good to put my tea bags in, or anything, even fake flowers”. Linda also makes beautiful baskets and wall hangings, but has begun creating new works from pandanus, including these fabulous bottles along with an accessory and a jewellery range.