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Mud Cloth Cushion Cover 38 x 40 cm
Applying patterns to mud cloth is labor intensive and time consuming. First women soak the rough cotton cloth in leaves that have a natural softening agent called tannin. When they apply clay in bands, diamonds, and other geometric shapes, the clay reacts with the tannin and a dark brown design is left on the fabric. The background of the fabric is then bleached white or cream to improve the contrast of the design.
Among African fabrics, the mud cloth of Mali in West Africa is as well-known as the Kente cloth of Ghana. Mud cloth is made of cotton strips woven by men and stitched together to form a larger cloth. Women then decorate the cloth with mud from the seasonal rivers in Mali. Mud cloth patterns are rich with meaning for the Bamana people of Mali; they symbolize the use of the cloth or convey messages to the wearer.
Arpillera Jungle 50 x 50 cm
An arpillera, which means burlap in Spanish, is a brightly colored patchwork picture made predominantly by groups of women (also known as arpilleristas). The construction of arpilleras became popular in Chile during the military dictatorship (1973–90) of Augusto Pinochet. Arpilleras or cuadros, exquisitely detailed hand-sewn three dimensional textile pictures, illustrate the stories of the lives of the women of the shantytowns (pueblo jovenes) of Lima, Peru and provide essential income for their families.
50 x 50 cm
When I Was Little Like You
When I was little like you,I loved to go bush with my family. The other kids and I used to play all sorts of games, and we used to get our own food and cook it. At night- time we sat around the fire and listened as our elders told us Tjukurrpa Yara- stories of the Dreaming. Then we went to sleep under the stars. As Mary Malbunka shares her stories of playing with friends, building cubby houses, climbing trees, collecting sugarbag, diging for honey ants, hunting for lizards, and learning about the seasons, animals and plants she creates a vivid picture of a truly Australian childhood in which country – ngurra- is life itself.
The Wide Mouth Frog (Aussie Version)
(WHEN YOU TELL THIS HUMEROUS TALE, YOU HAVE TO DO THE FROG’S LINES WHILE STRETCHING YOUR MOUTH WIDE!)
A WIDE MOUTHED FROG HOPPED THROUGH THE AUSTRALIAN BUSH ONE DAY ASKING THE OTHER ANIMALS WHAT THEY FEED THEIR BABIES.
“MR BIRD’ SAID THE WIDE- MOUTHED FROG, “WHAT DO YOU FEED YOUR BABIES?”
“I FEED THEM NICE JUICY WORMS AND CATERPILLARS AND WICHETTY GRUBS, “SAID MR BIRD.
“OH, THAT’S NICE,” SAID THE WIDE MOUTH FROG (IN THE WIDE-MOUTHED ENUCIATION.)
set of 4 puppets. Printout of story included.
Ages 3 +
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