Vanda Francke, Women In Pearling (LANDSCAPE 2020)

A female Indigenous diver coming out of the water, pearl shell in hand, a sculpture paying homage to the women who contributed to Broome’s pearling history for over a century. Also, recognising the “Blackbirding” phase where the women were forcibly kidnapped to pearl luggers and had to dive for pearl shells in deep water often without breathing apparatus, unfortunately many drowned.

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