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Our bags are live!!! 100% ethical, made from our f

Our bags are live!!!
100% ethical, made from our fabrics in collaboration with artisans in Cambodia. They are fair trade and each piece has a different print placement so no two wäre ever the same!

Daphne Marks paints her country, the Tjukurrpa of

Daphne Marks paints her country, the Tjukurrpa of the Yalka (Bush Onion).
Daphne was passed down the right to paint the Yalka Tjukurrpa at Karrkurutinytja (Bush onion dreaming at Lake Macdonald) from her grandmother, Narputta Nangala Jugadai. Narputta, who was a founding member of Ikuntji art centre and a prolific painter, was born close to this sight.
Daphne says,
“My grandmother, Narputta used to make that painting. She told me that story. I used to work here (Ikuntji Women’s Centre) as a cook. I came to learn here. I saw my grandma painting. I learnt from her. She told me that story…Yalka…Bush food…For a long time those old ladies have been looking for Yalka, digging for Yalka, taking the fruit, cooking it in the fire. We cook them just a little bit, like Maku (witchetty grub). I have been looking for that Yalka with my grandmother.”

Herman Whiskey paints the Tjukurrpa story handed d

Herman Whiskey paints the Tjukurrpa story handed down from his father to him: Kakalayla.
This is the story in my father’s country of Pirrupa Kaala. It is the story of the white cocky (circle middle on top) with mako (witchetty grubs) in its mouth. The eagle (left bottom) brought malo (kangaroo) meat (circle left top) for the white cocky as she had a broken wing. But a crow (circle right side bottom) chased the white cocky all over the country because the white cocky had such a big mob of mako. The crow started to hit the white cocky with a nulla nulla and called her greedy. The eagle helped the cocky and chased the crow away. So it happend that the eagle came to stay with white cocky for a little while. But on day he said: ”Oh, I am going home to find another place to stay”, and left the white cocky behind to stay there by herself for good.
Find these two works by him on our website www.ikuntji.com.au and link in bio.

Always was Always will be

Always was Always will be

DATE CHANGE TO 4/2!!! Tomorrow we farewell our eld

DATE CHANGE TO 4/2!!!
Tomorrow we farewell our elder, mother, grandmother, esteemed artist and cherished community member Ms Nampitjinpa Dixon.
If you want to pay your respects please come to Ikuntji /Haasts Bluff Church at 10.30am on Monday, 25/1.
Please note the art centre will be closed on Monday.
Artwork by Ms Nampitjinpa Dixon
Photo by @art.ark

Have you seen the @indigenousfashionprojects Count

Have you seen the @indigenousfashionprojects Country to Couture fashion parade? It's live now via their Facebook site and you can watch our @magpiegoose.nt collection as part of it.
What an amazing experience to see our collection like this!
All photos by @georgefphotography and @darwinartfair

Do you have a favourite? Next week we will launch

Do you have a favourite?
Next week we will launch our new bags!!! Made from our fabrics in collaboration with @flyingfoxfabrics and Cambodian makers. These 100% ethical and handmade products are all unique as the print placement varies.
Six months in the making this will be huge! In some styles we only have a few available. Make sure you don't miss out!

So proud to be part of this with our @magpiegoose.

So proud to be part of this with our @magpiegoose.nt collection!
This Friday! Join us online for the #CountrytoCouture broadcast via @nitv_au celebrating First Nations textiles and fashion🖤

To tune in and watch the live broadcast, simply head to @indigenousfashionprojects on Facebook at 7pm AEDT on Friday 22 Jan.

A look into the intimate showcase that was held on Larrakia country late last year, along with a glimpse into the stories of the artists and designers behind the collections, this is not to be missed.

Featuring work by some incredible designers and artists including:
➖ @o_north_o and @warlu_art
➖ @liandraswim
➖ @ngali_australia & #LindsayMalay from @warmunart
➖ @anindilyakwaarts and @artistannareynolds
➖ @bimawear and @nobodydenim
➖ @ikuntjiartists and @magpiegoose

Country to Couture is brought to you by @darwinartfair as part of @indigenousfashionprojects and proudly supported by @ntgovernment @ntmajorevents, and @countryroad.

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