Status: Stock
Old Laddie with Birds
This beautiful silk scarf is based on original artworks by Mrs Inkamala, of her grandmother – Old Laddie.
‘I remember when I was little walking in the bush with my grandma, Old Laddie. She taught me everything about the bush. We would go hunting looking for goanna, perentie, tjaapa [witchety], langkwa [bush banana] and mpaltjarta [wild orange]. We love to eat bush foods. She always try to bring some bush tucker back home to share with everyone. It makes everyone happy eating bush food. It makes Old Laddie happy to share with everyone.
When i was little girl they gave us tea, sugar, milk, tin of meat, flour and little bit of clothes. My father worked on his own country and he only got rations. Never money. He said “This is my country, why don’t I get little bit of money”?
We were selling boomerangs and camel rides to make a little bit of money. Really sad no money, just rations and a little bit of clothes.
But really happy walking around the bush looking with Old Laddie. If it’s too high up I always climb up the tree looking for langkwa [bush banana] and mpaltjarta [wild orange] and black berries. I had skinny legs back then when I walked with Old Laddie. I was really happy walking in the bush with Old Laddie and our dilly bags.’
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 45 x 170 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.
