hand screen printed 100% Allegra Cotton (150cm wide).
This fabric is around 95 gsm in weight. It is a quality shirting fabric with a tight weave. The base colour fabric is rosey pink. The ink is teal green.
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All our fabrics are designed and hand-printed by our members in our workshop in Gunbalanya, West Arnhem Land, NT.
The artist:
As Injalak's screenprint production manager, Reuben is in charge of a small and dedicated team of Bininj men. Reuben's artistic eye can be noted in his management skills, technical screen-print knowledge and talent for creating beautiful design colourways.
The design:
Wakih (Leptopalaemon gagadjui) is a freshwater shrimp found only in West Arnhem Land, hence the species name “gagadjui” derived from Gagudju, the Indigenous name for the language and people of Kakadu. Bininj (Aboriginal people) still catch it today deals, in billabongs and waterways where there is a deep section. A lot of wakih can be caught in the creeks of the artist's country, Mangardubu, north of Gunbalanya. He catches them with a throw net or a piece of meat on the end of a fishing line and entices them into the shallows where they can be speared. The silhouette style used in this design is ancient in origin and common in the rock art of West Arnhem Land.
Product code: Wakih (Freshwater Shrimp) Design by Reuben Manakgu deals on Cotton