Manme (Bush foods) Design by sale Injalak Women Artists on linen

Hand screen-printed 'Tuscany Linen' (138cm wide)
The fabric is 100% linen. This fabric has good body, is 210 gsm.
This design has been printed on a white base cloth and the ink is green.

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All our fabrics are designed and hand-printed by Aboriginal people in our workshop in Gunbalanya in West Arnhem Land, NT. The designer is paid a royalty fee of $5 for every metre printed.

Design:
Artists: Merrill Girrabul, Priscilla Badari, Lynne Nadjowh, Audrey Nadjowh

Manme was Injalak's first women's fabric design and was created in 1992 by four talented Kunwinjku women, one has since passed away. The original artwork got destroyed and was recreated during a workshop in 2014. The remaining women are all talented fibre artists and continue to create fabric designs reflecting their strong connection to country and culture.

Kunwinjku people refer to the bush sale as their “supermarket” containing everything from staple foods to snacks, medicines to raw materials. This design celebrates manme (plant foods). Bordering the design are two hairy tubers which are carbohydrate staples, karrbarda (‘long yam', Dioscorea transversa) and mankinjdjek (‘cheeky yam', Dioscorea bulbifera). Mankinjdjek must be leached before cooking in a loosely woven djerrh (dilly bag) in running water. Arnhem Land abounds in fruits especially in the “build-up” and early wet seasons. The round fruits shown here are mankurndalh (‘black plum', Vitex glabrata) and mandak (‘milky plum', Persoonia falcata). Many fruits are also used medicinally, including manngukmanj (cheesefruit tree, Morinda citrifolia), the large lumpy fruits in this design. The cloverlike shape in this design is the open seed pod of mankarralarlhmanj (peanut tree, Sterculia quadrifida) filled with tasty and nourishing nuts.

Please note that each cushion is unique and the placement of the design is different and wonderful on each item. Insert not included.