Marebu (Woven Mat) Design retailer by Injalak Ladies on cotton

Hand screen printed cotton poplin (140cm wide).
This is a lightweight pure cotton retailer fabric that is 73 gsm in weight. It's idea for summer clothing and sarongs.
The base fabric colour is white and the ink is red and pink.

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All our fabrics are designed and hand-printed by our members in our workshop in Gunbalanya in West Arnhem Land, NT.

The designers:
Injalak Women; Priscilla Badari, Katra Nganjmirra, Sylvia Badari
This design was created by three talented Kunwinjku daluk (women) who are also accomplished fibre artists. They participated in a series of fabric design and printing workshops in 2013-16. The result was a suite of stunning collaborative designs inspired by their natural environment and cultural heritage.

The design:
Marebu (woven mats) 2015
Marebu were traditionally valuable items made by women. They were made in a variety of shapes and had many uses including: being worn, used as surfaces for food preparation and used during ceremonies. Children could sleep on them or be rolled up in them and carried, especially during yekke (the cold season in June/July). Priscilla Badari explains that people were originally inspired to make round mats by the shape of the moon. This design was based on real examples of woven Pandanus spiralus marebu at Injalak Arts with all their variety of pattern and weaving techniques. It is a vibrant design that expresses the women's love for their cultural heritage and their desire to extend it to new media.