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Kurrkurrka silk scarf
This beautiful silk scarf depicts Mrs Inkamala’s Kurrkurrka (owl), of which she said, ‘This beautiful old kurrkurrka is still here. Like me every day coming to do my art, on the bus from my outstation Kwale Kwale. We are still here. My fingers got sore from sewing so I started making owls and Old Laddie, my grandmother, on paper. And now they are on silk scarves! My eyes got sore too, but I still do little bit of sewing because I really love my sewing. You can’t stop me! I come everyday on the school bus, it picks up all the kids that go to Yipirinya school. My family and some other strong families started that school for all the little Aboriginal kids to have a place to learn safely in. My sister Dulcie and other strong families started this art room to have a safe place to learn and help each other. It’s good this place is here. We like working and we like company, seeing family. This art room is now full up with my owls, not just soft sculptures. They all watch us all day, the owls and soft sculptures. I feel really happy when I come here. And this kurrkurrka is really happy that I made it. I love being in the art room with everybody, I can’ t sit at home and do nothing, too boring!’
Town Camp Designs is a collection of products created by Ewyenper Atwatye, Tangentyere Artists and Yarrenyty Arltere Artists. Yarrenyty Arltere Artists is a 100% Aboriginal owned and run art centre. All sales directly support the artists, with all profit going towards artists fees and future projects.
100% silk, printed in Australia, approx 85 x 85 cm. If you look after your scarf it will last for years!
Hand wash in cold water. Mix a very small amount of a delicate laundry liquid in cold water. Swirl scarf in the water. Do not soak. Rinse in cold water, remove all laundry liquid. To dry – do not wring, remove excess water by pressing between a towel. Dry flat in shade. If you would like to iron, use the silk setting / coolest setting.
