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Karen Shuan, Ngujay (Freshwater Turtle)
Screen printed by hand in Sydney, by master printers on 100% tencel linen. Sold by the metre in 134 cm width.
Care Instructions: Gentle machine or hand wash only in cool water, using mild detergent.
Do Not Soak, Bleach, Rub, Wring, Tumble. Line Dry Only in Shade.
Warm Iron on Reverse. Do Not Dry Clean.
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Laurence Gibson, Kirbaji (Dugong)
Kirbaji (Dugong) is an Ancestral Spirit Being (Totem) that I inherited it from my mother’s side. It is my Totem. The dugong was also an important food source for my ancestors. Only men were allowed to hunt them, and only men had the right to cook and distribute the meat to all the families. My uncles and cousins showed me how to hunt dugongs and they passed down to me the cultural knowledge about them.
My ancestors used to wrap the dugong meat in ginger leaves for flavour, close the wraps with a vine and cook them in the ground oven. Dugongs were only hunted on special occasions such as births, weddings and funerals to provide food for large family gatherings. Dugong fat was also melted to make oil which was used as a medicine for skin and hair ailments or as ointment to treat an upset stomach.
Screen printed by hand in Sydney, by master printers on 100% cotton linen. Sold by the metre in 132 cm width.
Care Instructions: Gentle machine or hand wash only in cool water, using mild detergent. Do Not Soak, Bleach, Rub, Wring, Tumble. Line Dry Only in Shade. Warm Iron on Reverse. Do Not Dry Clean.
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Vanessa Cannon, Makarr (Fish Trap)
Fish traps are called Makarr in our language. They were made by men only. Our fathers and uncles used to make them with the lawyer vine. They striped the stems and then soaked them in the river to keep them soft and bendy. They also had a special way of weaving the fish traps. They used them in the river to catch eels, jungle perch fresh water catfish and turtle. To attract fish our old people used to sprinkle rain forest berries as bait over the trap.
Screen printed by hand in Sydney, by master printers on 100% tencel linen. Sold by the metre in 134 cm width.
Care Instructions: Gentle machine or hand wash only in cool water, using mild detergent.
Do Not Soak, Bleach, Rub, Wring, Tumble. Line Dry Only in Shade.
Warm Iron on Reverse. Do Not Dry Clean.
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Orange on Black
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White & Blue Ray Print
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Rays Fishing Shirt (Unisex)
RAYS Merch
Erub Arts has been working with ghost net since 2010. From a practical beginning in creating bags, Erub Arts are now recognised for large-scale collaborative installations featuring marine animals that are found on reefs and in deep water which surrounds Erub. In 2022, Erub Arts artists were involved in the creation of eleven rays for Mermer Waiskeder: Stories of the Moving Tide, a vibrant fever of hand-stitched eagle rays installed to hang in the canopy of Exchange Square, Barangaroo in Sydney. The incredible large-scale public art installation was commissioned by Lendlease and created in collaboration with Ghost Net Collective. To celebrate this huge project, Erub Arts produced a range of ‘RAYS’ merchandise including fishing shirts, drink bottles, stubby holders and more.
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Mermaid Necklace
Created by Florence Gutchen. Mermaid Necklaces, so named because of its feature tail has been hand made using nets retrieved from the ocean, found shells, wooden beads seeds and twine. Each necklaces is different and your purchase will be similar to the ones featured.
Approx 55 – 60cm
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Christmas Fishing Shirt (unisex)
Christmas Fishing Shirt 21. Digitally printed with our artwork and designs. Polyester sports fabric, great for sun protection.
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Canoe T-shirt
100% cotton, preshrunk, soft style, set in sleeve.
Artists Jimmy K Thaiday, Racy Oui-Pitt and Erub ladies created the designs for this Tshirt which depicts tradional canoes sailing out across the reef. Each print run may have variations in the colour combinations.
Hand screen printed in the Erub studio, any inconsistencies are an inherent quality of a handmade product and should be treated with care and treasured.
Debi Ari – Good Times!