Nancy Bag – Babbarra – Lorrkon (hand printed in Oz)

Fabric: Linen/cotton feature fabric. Lining and matching fabrics are cotton.

Colours: The base cloth is sand and the inks are black and white. The complementary fabric is dark grey.

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H: 25 cm (10 inches)
W: 25 cm (10 inches)
Base: 16 cm/6.25 inches.

Features

• Fully lined
• Zip closure
• Adjustable strap
• Can be worn on the shoulder or cross body
• Oval base makes its capacity generous
• External zipper pocket on rear
• Internal zip pocket
• Quality notions
• Limited edition
• Fabric story supplied with the bag
• Fabric hand printed by Publisher Textiles in Sydney

The artists are paid a royalty fee for every metre printed.

This bag was made by our fair trade partners Kravan House, our partner social enterprise that has been employing, training and supporting disabled artisans in Cambodia since 2003. It is one of Cambodia’s oldest social enterprises. Please note that each bag is unique and the placement of the fabric design is different and wonderful on each item.

The designer: Susan Marawarr

Featured Fabric Design: Lorrkon (Hollow Log)

Art centre:

Bábbarra Women’s Centre is our place, on our country.

We women are from more than 12 language groups in the Maningrida region. We come together at Bábbarra Women’s Centre to share our knowledge and ideas. That’s what led us to set up our main social enterprise: Bábbarra Designs. It’s been going strong since 1989.

We design and hand-print exquisite textiles that we sell around the world. Each length of fabric is unique and tells the ancestral stories of our Arnhem Land country and cultures. People tell us our designs are bold and elegant, but for us they are more than designs: these designs tell the stories of our lives. They bring a lot of joy to everyone – to us, our families and our customers alike.

Working creatively with Bábbarra Designs is a way for us to achieve financial independence, for our community and the next generations.