Chris Bag – Mimih (hand printed in Oz)

$120.00

“Just the right size for a go-anywhere day bag, with room for wallet, sunglasses, phone, keys – it can even fit an iPad and drink bottle!” Zarina  

This classic handprinted design from Injalak Arts shows female Mimih spirits dancing. Our Chris bag is practical, easy to use and strong. It’s a versatile unisex messenger bag with external pockets (in feature fabric) beneath the secure flap to keep you organised.

Fabric designed by Gabriel Maralngurra and hand printed at Injalak Arts in Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) in the Northern Territory of Australia

Free shipping in Australia

 

 

Availability: 1 in stock

Fabric: Linen feature fabric is printed black ink and has lining as shown

  • H: 27 cm (10.5 inches)
  • W: 21 (8.5 inches)
  • D: 6 cm (gusset)  (2.5 inches)

Features:

  • Magnetic clasp on front
  • Handy pockets under flap in feature fabric including with velcro fastening
  • Fully lined
  • Adjustable strap
  • Can be worn on the shoulder or crossbody
  • Internal zip pocket
  • Discreet external zip pocket on rear
  • Design story supplied with each bag
  • Limited edition (only 4 were made from this fabric)
  • Fabric hand printed in Wadeye community, Australia
  • Can be gently hand washed

Please note that each bag is unique and the placement of the fabric design is different and wonderful on each item.

Fair Trade: #whomadeyourbag – Mr Run Cheak and his wife make the small and large messenger bags. They have been working for social enterprise Kravan House for more than 15 years. Mr Run Cheak was a farmer who stepped on a landmine in 1993. At Kravan House he retrained as an artisan which has given him good steady income and he has become a master craftsman.

Designer: Gabriel Maralngurra

The design: Mimih

The fabric was hand-printed by Aboriginal printers then beautifully crafted by our fair trade partners, in Cambodia. The artists are paid a royalty fee for every metre printed.

Art centre:

Injalak Arts is a non-profit, fully Aboriginal owned arts corporation located Gunbalanya in West Arnhem Land in remote Australia. The 300 members make beautiful arts and crafts. Their print workshop is busy with new screenprinted fabrics being created daily. They have an extraordinary 47 different fabric designs all created by the members and use lots of different base cloths (all natural fibres) and two teams of printers – men and women. Injalak Arts is registered as a charity in Australia.

Visit the Injalak Arts Etsy shop to see an amazing range of fabrics and other high quality authentic hand-made products: https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/InjalakArts

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