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This design by Alison Napurrula Multa depicts the kungkaku puturru - the hairstring women make from their own hair for ceremony. In the older days, women cut their own hair and spun it on their thighs to create string for dancing, ceremony and domestic purposes. Kungkaku puturru is connected to Kungkayunti (Brown's Bore) - the place where the ancestral women who travelled from Ntaria (Hermannsburg) stopped and danced. Kungkayunti means women dancing.
Alison was born in Alice Springs and moved with her mother back to her Country near Haasts Bluff. Her ngurra is Kungkayunti, 120km west of Ikuntji - country full of sandhills, desert oaks and wild camels. She has travelled to Singapore and Korea with her art.
A fluid blend of Tencel and linen - lighter and softer than pure linen, with a gentle drape and a smooth, cool hand. 70% Tencel, 30% linen, 145cm wide, 172gsm.
Screen printed by hand in Australia. Available by the 50cm. Every purchase goes directly back to the artist and the community.Make something with it. A dress. A cushion. Curtains. A piece of the Western Desert, made by your hands.
Every purchase from Ikuntji Artists goes directly back to the artist and the community of Haasts Bluff. Ikuntji Artists Aboriginal Corporation is 100% Aboriginal owned and governed - the first art centre in the Western Desert founded by women, for women, in 1992.
Care: Gentle cold or warm hand wash. Do not bleach, warm rinse well, do not tumble dry, cool iron only. Dry cleanable (P). Wash inside out where possible.
This design by Alison Napurrula Multa depicts the kungkaku puturru - the hairstring women make from their own hair for ceremony. In the older days, women cut their own hair and spun it on their thighs to create string for dancing, ceremony and domestic purposes. Kungkaku puturru is connected to Kungkayunti (Brown's Bore) - the place where the ancestral women who travelled from Ntaria (Hermannsburg) stopped and danced. Kungkayunti means women dancing.
Alison was born in Alice Springs and moved with her mother back to her Country near Haasts Bluff. Her ngurra is Kungkayunti, 120km west of Ikuntji - country full of sandhills, desert oaks and wild camels. She has travelled to Singapore and Korea with her art.
A fluid blend of Tencel and linen - lighter and softer than pure linen, with a gentle drape and a smooth, cool hand. 70% Tencel, 30% linen, 145cm wide, 172gsm.
Screen printed by hand in Australia. Available by the 50cm. Every purchase goes directly back to the artist and the community.Make something with it. A dress. A cushion. Curtains. A piece of the Western Desert, made by your hands.
Every purchase from Ikuntji Artists goes directly back to the artist and the community of Haasts Bluff. Ikuntji Artists Aboriginal Corporation is 100% Aboriginal owned and governed - the first art centre in the Western Desert founded by women, for women, in 1992.
Care: Gentle cold or warm hand wash. Do not bleach, warm rinse well, do not tumble dry, cool iron only. Dry cleanable (P). Wash inside out where possible.
