Lisa Multa – Sand hills 40 cm

$59.00

Elegant understated design and colours evoking the desert landscape.

Square cushion cover with hand printed fabric on front. Invisible zip closure

Fabric designer: Lisa Mulda from Ikuntji Artists in Haasts Bluff in the Northern Territory. The fabric was hand printed in Australia.

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Availability: 2 in stock

  • Fabric: printed cotton drill (front) and unprinted cotton (back)
  • Color: the base cloth is elephant grey and the inks are antique white and dark grey. The back of the cushion is black.
  • Closure is invisible zipper
  • Design story supplied with each cover

Purchasing items made from hand-printed fabric supports Aboriginal artists (who get a royalty) and also creates a livelihood for the printers and sewers.
Please note that each cushion is unique and the placement of the design is different and wonderful on each item. The fabric was made into cushion covers by Mrs Pichreay our fair trade partner in Cambodia.
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About the design:

This design by Lisa Mulda (Multa) depicts the birds eye view of the tali tali (sandhills) at Kungkayunti (Brown’s Bore). This is the country of Joe Tjakamarra Multa, the father of Douglas Multa, Agnes Multa, Lisa Multa, Alison Multa, Rephina Multa, Benita Multa and Patricia Multa and the grandfather to their children. The tali tali are a short walk from where the family lived and the children of Joe grew up.

Lisa remembers walking up the tali tali with her sister, Agnes Multa, who was the same age as her. When Lisa got married she brought her partner to see those tali tali. From the tali tali, a 360-degree view can be seen of the surrounding country. The area is abundant with bush tucker, especially bush tomatoes and bush banana.

Kungkayunti is an important place for the travelling Tjukurrpa of the ancestral Arrernte women who travelled 600 kms from Ntaria (Hermannsburg) to Kintore, past Kulpitarra (Outstation) to attend to women’s business. Kungkayunti is the place where the women first camped. On their long journey, the women stopped at Kunkayunti (Brown’s Bore) to camp, rest, eat and dance. When the women reached their destination, they danced, shared their stories and renewed their law. Those women turned into stone and can be seen today. Annual events continue today to strengthen this Tjukurrpa.

Lisa is a member of Ikuntji Artists, Haasts Bluff, Northern Territory, Australia

Fabric lengths in this design are also available from our store.

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