Fabric: Cotton drill feature fabric. Lining and matching fabric is cotton.
Colour: The base cloth is a bright blue and the design is printed with navy blue.
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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 (only 3 made)
- Fabric story supplied with the bag
- Fabric hand printed in Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) in West Arnhem land
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.
This bag was made by 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.
Designers: Reuben Manakgu
The design: Wakih (Freshwater Shrimps) 2014
The designer: Reuben Managku
The design: Wakih (Freshwater shrimps)
About: Wakih (Leptopalaemon gagadjui) is a freshwater shrimp found only in West Arnhem Land, hence the species name “gagadjui” derived from Gagudju, the Indigenous name for the language and people of Kakadu. Bininj (Aboriginal people) still catch it today, in billabongs and waterways where there is a deep section. A lot of wakih can be caught in the creeks of the artist’s country, Mangardubu, north of Gunbalanya. He catches them with a throw net or a piece of meat on the end of a fishing line and entices them into the shallows where they can be speared. The silhouette style used in this design is ancient in origin and common in the rock art of West Arnhem Land.
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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