order Hand screen printed 'Max' 100% cotton poplin (145cm wide).
This fabric is around 125 gsm in weight. It quality shirting fabric with a tight weave.
The base color fabric is burgundy red. The fish are light peach and the waterlilies are dark purple.
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All our fabrics are designed and hand screen printed by our members, Aboriginal people, onsite at Injalak Arts in Arnhem Land, NT, Australia.
The artist:
Isaiah is an artist and screenprinter who was among the founders of Injalak Arts in 1989. He is animated, a great raconteur, and his sense of humour and style is evident in his paintings.
The artist's country is Marlkawo which is south east of Gunbalanya and his major Djang or dreaming story is Yawkyawk or female water spirits.
The design: Djenj (fish) 2011
This design of djenj (generic word for fish) includes the species namarnkol (barramundi), durnbuhmanj (black bream) and njarlkan (archer fish) and depicts a billabong scene in the ancient rock art style of West Arnhem Land with single line rarrk hatching and the backbones of the fish visible.
Fishing is an important part of Kunwinjku culture. The old people used to catch fish with djalakirradj (three-pronged spears) walabi (traditional triangular nets) and mandjabu
(vine fish traps ). In the evenings they would sometimes paint the fish in their rock shelter
as they explained to young people about the different species, their Djang (ancestral creation stories), or just the catch of the day.
Mandem (water lily) spreads its leaves and flowers over the water in the background of the design.
Product code: Djenj (Fish) Design by order Isaiah Nagurrgurrba on cotton