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Linygurra (Crocodile) on Black Silk – Maxine Charlie

Linygurra (Crocodile) on black silk by Maxine Charlie.

Lengths of handprinted screen printed fabric on 100% linen 137cm wide

The base fabric is black and is a two-colour print with pale green and green coloured details.

Maxine Charlie is a Yawuru and Bunuba artist based in Broome. She is inspired by the connection and cultural significance between the bundurr-bundurr (pindan land) and the nagula (sea) country.

Linygurra shows the patterns on the skin of the crocodile. Maxine explains that crocodiles are a relatively new visitor to her home town and they continue to move further and further south in their travels. She is passionate about crocodile education and making people more aware and respectful of their presence.

Price is per metre. 

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Yaminyarri (Gubinge) on Black Cotton Drill – Amanda Rose Lee

 Yaminyarri (Gubinge) on black cotton drill by Amanda Rose Lee 2016

Lengths of handprinted screen printed fabric on 100% cotton drill 150cm wide

The base fabric is black and is a three-colour print with red, green and beige coloured details.

Amanda is a Yawuru woman living in Broome. Amanda loves fishing, hunting and gathering and being on country as this is part of her Yawuru heritage.

Amanda’s artwork stems from her inspiration from the land and sea and old people’s stories.

Yamiyarri (Gubinge) is a medicinal plant that grows in the Kimberley region and is very potent in vitamin C.

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Lanyji-Lanyji (Mangroves) on cotton drill – Maxine Charlie

Lanyji-Lanyji (Mangroves) by day on ‘cream’ cotton drill by Maxine Charlie 2016

Lengths of handprinted screen printed fabric on 100% linen 137cm wide

The weight of the fabric is 210gsm

The base fabric is birch in colour and is a four-colour print with green, light green, engine red and dark brown coloured details.

Maxine Charlie is a Yawuru and Bunuba artist based in Broome. She is inspired by the connection and cultural significance between the bundurr-bundurr (pindan land) and the nagula (sea) country.

Tidal creeks and parts of the coast between the high spring tide and the mean sea level are fringed with Lanyji-Lanyji (Mangroves). These are quiet places with dense foliage over the mudfloors and creeks or along the fringes of sandy beaches. They are a haven of food in the form of shells and crabs and provide an important element of Yawuru Sea Country.

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Mala (Trumpet Shell) on Black Drill – Lorraine Hunter

Mala (Trumpet Shell) on black coloured drill by Lorraine Hunter 

Lengths of handprinted screen printed fabric on 100% cotton drill 150cm wide

The base fabric is black and is a three-colour print with orange, red ochre and cream coloured details.

Lorraine is a Yawuru woman and spent her childhood travelling between Derby and Broome. She now lives permanently in Broome.

She has practised with Nagula Jarndu for several years, and has studied visual arts and worked in archives at the Berndt Museum, University of Western Australia.

Lorraine enjoys fishing, family time and being productive in her local community. Her influences are native and other Broome plants as well the abundant coastal life on offer in Yawuru saltwater county.

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Mala (Trumpet Shell) on Charcoal Drill – Lorraine Hunter

Mala (Trumpet Shell) on charcoal coloured cotton drill by Lorraine Hunter 

Lengths of handprinted screen printed fabric on 100% cotton drill 150cm wide

The weight of the fabric is 210gsm

The base fabric is silver grey and is a three-colour print with dark grey, light grey and white coloured details.

Lorraine is a Yawuru woman and spent her childhood travelling between Derby and Broome. She now lives permanently in Broome.

She has practised with Nagula Jarndu for several years, and has studied visual arts and worked in archives at the Berndt Museum, University of Western Australia.

Lorraine enjoys fishing, family time and being productive in her local community. Her influences are native and other Broome plants as well the abundant coastal life on offer in Yawuru saltwater county.

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Magabala (Bush Banana) on Drill Cotton – Martha Lee

Magabala (Bush Banana) on black drill cotton by Martha Lee 

Lengths of handprinted screen printed fabric on 100% cotton drill 150cm wide

The weight of the fabric is 210gsm

The base fabric is black and is a three-colour print with mustard, light brown and cream details.

Martha Lee is a Yawuru and Karajarri woman from Broome. She began her art career in 2005 and is one of Nagula Jarndu’s more senior artists. Her art has a strong sense of pattern and colour inspired by the Kimberley landscape and traditional stories.

Magabala (Bush Banana) are in fruit in the season of Man-gala the wet season when there are plenty of rain and thunderstorms and plants are growing fast.

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My Grandmothers Country on Black Linen – Rowena Morgan

Gija Country (My Grandmother’s Country) on silk by Rowena Morgan 

Lengths of handprinted screen printed fabric on 100% linen 137cm wide

The weight of the fabric is 210gsm

The base fabric is black and is a three-colour print with dark grey, red ochre and orange ochre coloured details.

Rowena was born in Wyndham and grew up on Kija Country in Halls Creek. She remembers spending time as a child sitting down painting with her Grandmother who taught her about important Kija knowledge and the stories she should paint. This design shows the Hill Country of the Lansdowne Ranges and through her Grandmother, Rowena is the custodian of this country. Rowena’s fabrics are highly sought after, particularly after winning the Indigenous Textile Artist of the year at the National Indigenous Fashion Awards in 2023.

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My Grandmothers Country on Birch Linen – Rowena Morgan

Gija Country (My Grandmother’s Country) on linen by Rowena Morgan 

Lengths of handprinted screen printed fabric on 100% linen 137cm wide

The weight of the fabric is 210gsm

The base fabric is ‘birch’ and is a three-colour print with dark grey, red ochre and orange ochre coloured details.

Rowena was born in Wyndham and grew up on Kija Country in Halls Creek. She remembers spending time as a child sitting down painting with her Grandmother who taught her about important Kija knowledge and the stories she should paint. This design shows the Hill Country of the Lansdowne Ranges and through her Grandmother, Rowena is the custodian of this country. Rowena’s fabrics are highly sought after, particularly after winning the Indigenous Textile Artist of the year at the National Indigenous Fashion Awards in 2023.

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My Grandmothers Country on Black Silk – Rowena Morgan

Gija Country (My Grandmother’s Country) on silk by Rowena Morgan 

Lengths of handprinted screen printed fabric on 100% dupion silk 137cm wide

The weight of the fabric is 210gsm

The base fabric is black and is a three-colour print with dark grey, red ochre and orange ochre coloured details.

Rowena was born in Wyndham and grew up on Kija Country in Halls Creek. She remembers spending time as a child sitting down painting with her Grandmother who taught her about important Kija knowledge and the stories she should paint. This design shows the Hill Country of the Lansdowne Ranges and through her Grandmother, Rowena is the custodian of this country. Rowena’s fabrics are highly sought after, particularly after winning the Indigenous Textile Artist of the year at the National Indigenous Fashion Awards in 2023.

 

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Mangoes on French Navy Silk – Martha Lee

Mangoes on silk by Martha Lee 

Lengths of handprinted screen printed fabric on 100% dupion silk 137cm wide

The weight of the fabric is 210gsm

The base fabric is a navy and it is a six-colour print with red, light blue, silver grey, bright blue, cream and mustard details.

Martha Lee is a Yawuru and Karajarri woman from Broome. She began her art career in 2005 and is one of Nagula Jarndu’s more senior artists. Her art has a strong sense of pattern and colour inspired by the Kimberley landscape and traditional stories.

Mangoes grow abundantly in Man-gala, the wet season when all the plants are growing fast and the trees are fruiting. They are a favourite fruit here in the Kimberley and lots of people look forward to mango season!