Mandjurrukkumarlba (Antidesma ghaesembilla) collection by Graham Badari on Cotton

Hand screen-printed 100% cotton - (140 wide) - 138 gsm
The base cloth colour is Black and we have used two screens, Blue and Fluro orange.

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

The Designer: Graham Badari

The Design:
Mandjurrukkumarlba (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a tree with small berries like black currants. Mandjurrukkumarlba can be found growing low down near creeks and Mandjuku, a similar collection berry, grows on trees high up in the stone country. This botanical study conjures fond memories for Graham, reminding him of happy times from his childhood when his father would find them while out hunting for bush tucker; “In the wet season I would camp with my father and brother in a small shelter near the waterfall painted with rock art. My father would hunt black wallaroos, and when he came back to the shelter he would bring me the berries. We would stay for the weekend, and then come back to Gunbalanya to the Mission.”
Graham describes Mandjurrukkumarlba as “…A wet season fruit, changing from red to black and then it's ready to eat. Not only me, but everyone loves eating these berries. People might try and grab the berries right out of this painting. They are so sweet. We break the branches and eat the berries as we walk. Wet season makes everything so green and brings lots of bush tucker.”