On Country 7
This Collection is all about being On Country and the way i see my land.
Status: Stock
Inspired by Elvis, the 80’s and Leonardo Dicaprio’s wardrobe in Romeo and Juliet. This Hawaiian style shirt is named after one of the 1980’s greatest open collar shirt wearers, Magnum P.I himself Tom Selleck. It features a camp-collar, short sleeves and a relaxed fit.
Print: Barnkabarra (Mud Crabs)
By Elizabeth Wullunmingu
Babbarra Womens Centre
Hand printed in our studio in Leichhardt as a 2 colour print on 70% tencel 30% linen. Being handmade there may be some print variations, making each garment unique.
Djerrk are primarily made from the bark of Baḻgurr (Red-flowered Kurrajong – Brachychiton megaphyllus) but sometimes Banyan tree (Ficus virens) and Cocky Apple tree (Planchonia careya). Sections of the tree are cut, and depending on the size, whole portions or part portions from the trunk. The inner bark is beaten or chewed to soften then dyed with natural bush dyes. Once softened and dyed, parts of the fibre are separated into fine strips then rolled on the thigh to create a rope otherwise known as bush string. The bush string is then woven and knotted to create a djerrk (string bag). Djerrk were used for every day utilitarian purposes, particularly collecting bush foods such as bäḻtji (yam).
Djerrk are primarily made from the bark of Baḻgurr (Red-flowered Kurrajong – Brachychiton megaphyllus) but sometimes Banyan tree (Ficus virens) and Cocky Apple tree (Planchonia careya). Sections of the tree are cut, and depending on the size, whole portions or part portions from the trunk. The inner bark is beaten or chewed to soften then dyed with natural bush dyes. Once softened and dyed, parts of the fibre are separated into fine strips then rolled on the thigh to create a rope otherwise known as bush string. The bush string is then woven and knotted to create a djerrk (string bag). Djerrk were used for every day utilitarian purposes, particularly collecting bush foods such as bäḻtji (yam).