Frida – Papulankutja – Bush Foods (printed in Oz)

$125.00

Elegant yet strong and generously sized, this tote-style bag with classic lines showcases the Aboriginal designed feature fabric beautifully. You will love the quality!

Fabric design based on an original artwork by Barbara Lane of Papulankutja Artists of Papulankutja (Blackstone) in the Ngaanyatjara Lands of Western Australia and made by our partners Women for Women Foundation in Cambodia. This product is exclusive to Flying Fox Fabrics.

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Availability: 1 in stock

Details:
h: 35 cm (14 inch)
w: 40 cm (16 inch)
d: 11 cm (4.5 inch)

Fabric and color: the colour is slightly deeper than appears in the photos

Features:

  • Zip closure
  • Fully lined
  • Internal pockets (one with zip)
  • Can hold itself upright
  • Handles securely attached
  • Can hold a 13 inch laptop and A4 files easily
  • Gusset at the base
  • Limited edition
  • Fabric design story supplied with each bag
  • Fabric printed in Australia
  • Made by Happy Silk/Women For Women Foundation

How was it made?

Purchasing items made from licensed fabric designs supports Aboriginal artists (who get a royalty) and their art centres.
Note: The placement of the fabric design is unique and special on every bag

Our Frida bags are made with care by Women for Women, our partner foundation based in Cambodia. Women for Women prides itself in providing opportunities and skills that empower Cambodian women and girls to be leaders in their community. It also focuses on employing disabled women.
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The artist: Barbara Lane

The design: This painting shows two women (minyma) collecting mai (bush foods). The ochre circles with a blue centre represents their campsite. The U-shapes represent the women, that’s the imprint left in the sand from people sitting. The remaining circles are some of the many different varieties of edible plants that grow in Ngaanyatjara Lands and can be harvested. A traditional diet included fruits and vegetables such as tjarnmarta (bush onion), wakati (native pigweed), kampurarrpa (bush tomato), arnguli(bush plum), ili (native fig), mangata (quandong) and seeds from wakalpuka (acacia) and wangurnu (woollybutt grass). In the division of labour in traditional society women were primarily responsible for collecting mai (bush foods) and men hunted large game.

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Papulankutja Artists is a non-profit, fully Aboriginal owned arts corporation located in a remote Indigenous community in Central Australia.
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Visit Papulankutja Artists online store to see their incredible range of paintings and more.

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