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Girringun Linen Tea Towels 4 Pack

 

 

The Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre, Cardwell, Far North Queensland. The centre represents artists from nine Traditional Owner Groups, the Nywaigi, Gugu Badhun, Warrgamay, Warungnu, Bandjin, Girramay, Gulgnay, Jirrbal and Djiru people.

A living functioning art centre, it is not unusual to see artists in the workshop developing new work and honing their craft. The stories and environments of this ancient culture are being transformed daily into visual images and designs by weavers, painters, potters, textile artists and makers of traditional objects. These artists bring to life the unique cultural story and expression of the distinctive Aboriginal rainforest art traditions and culture of the Girringun region, to share with the world.

 

 

Product Inclusions

1 x BaguTea Towel

1 x Kingfisher Tea Towel

1 x Jabiru Tea Towel

1 x Wattle Tea Towel

 

 

All tea towels are hand screen printed in waterbased ink on 100% Natural European linen. 

Designed and Printed in Australia

Size: 70 × 50 cm (L × W)

 

 

Product Features

Bagu Tea Towel

This teatowel is screenprinted on Linen Fabric with Bagu by Nephi Denham. 

Nephi is a Girramay Traditional Owner of the North Murray Area. He is a speaker of language and currently lives at Jumbun, north-west of Cardwell.

 

  

 

 

 

Kingfisher Tea Towel

This teatowel is screenprinted on Linen with the Kingfisher story by Ethel Murray. Linen fabric.

 

 

 

 

Jabiru Tea Towel

This beautiful linen tea towel is screenprinted with Jabiru by Ethel Murray. Linen fabric.

Ethel Murray is a Girraymay Traditional Owner. She is a painter and a potter.

  
 

 

 

 

Wattle Tea Towels

This teatowel is screenprinted with Wattle by Ninney Murray. Linen fabric.

Medium: Hand screen printed in water based inks onto natural European linen.
Dimensions: Height 70.5 cm x width 50 cm

Artist Ninney Murray (Jirrbal) is a Traditional Owner of the Davidson Creek area. Ninney lives at the Jumbun Community at Murray Falls, north-west of Cardwell. She is an Elder of her people. 
 

More than just a tea towel, “This is a calendar painting and tells the story of how the old people knew when to eat certain foods.  When the wattle flowers in winter they know that is the best time to eat Barramundi, black brim, eel, jew fish – all kinds of fish.  This is when the fish are fat, the fat goes through the meat, and it is the best time to eat them.”
 

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Care Instructions

Wash: 60 degrees Celcius

Do not bleach

Dryer: Dry normal, low heat

Iron: Maximum temperature 200 degrees Celcius

 

 

About Girringun

 

 

Emerging from the rainforest canopy and a culture spanning countless generations, the work of Girringun artists is attracting a lot of attention.
 

Established in 2008, the Girringun Art Centre is home to multi-award winning artists and craftsmen. Located in Cardwell, Queensland, Girringun represents artists from nine Traditional Owner Groups: the Nywaigi, Gugu Badhan, Warrgamay, Warungnu, Bandjin, Girramay, Gulnay, Jirrbal and Djiru people.

The traditional country of these groups covers some 25,000 square kilometres of country in the state's far-North. Objects from this country are significantly different from those of much of the rest of Australia. Weaving is done by both men and women, and the diversity of resources between land and sea have resulted in a vast array of implements being crafted for use. 

A living functioning art centre, it is not unusual to see artists in the workshop developing new work and honing their craft. The stories and environments of this ancient culture are being transformed daily into visual images and designs by weavers, painters, potters, textile artists and makers of traditional objects. These artists bring to life the unique cultural story and expression of the distinctive Aboriginal rainforest art traditions and culture of the Girringun region, to share with the world. 

 

 

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