This lampshade is handmade from hand printed Australian Aboriginal fabric , Gerdewoon Thoon Malin, Boab nut and water weed, from Waringarri Art Centre in Kununnura, WA
Designed by Dora Griifths Gerrgngarri
Born 18/03/1970
Language: Miriwoong/Ngarinyman
Country: Keep River N.T. & Timber Creek N.T.
Hand blocked print on Linen.
Waringarri is the first wholly indigenous owned art centre established in Western Australia and one of the oldest continuously operating art centres in Australia supporting economic independence for artists and their community. The centre operates artists’ studios and galleries and supports more than 100 artists as painters, printmakers, wood carvers, boab engravers, sculptors and textile artists.
Australian Aboriginal Fabric Lampshade: GERDEWOON THOON MALIN (BOAB NUT AND WATE
Fabric layout will vary with each lampshade