Gather 'Forage'

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COLLEEN NGWARRAYE MORTON

Gather 
is from our Ampilatwatja Collection and represents Colleen’s Grandfather's Country. As a child she gathered seasonal bush medicines that grew there. "I would collect the seed from the altywart grass. My grandmothers taught us to hang onto the tree and grind the seeds with our feet. We would carry them in our coolamon back to camp and make damper to eat with our families."

Repeat height: 52.45cm / 20.64"
Repeat width: 65cm / 25.59"

Minimum order: 5 metres (or 2-5 metres with small order fee of $75)

Lead time: 2-4 weeks

COLLEEN NGWARRAYE MORTON

Gather 
is from our Ampilatwatja Collection and represents Colleen’s Grandfather's Country. As a child she gathered seasonal bush medicines that grew there. "I would collect the seed from the altywart grass. My grandmothers taught us to hang onto the tree and grind the seeds with our feet. We would carry them in our coolamon back to camp and make damper to eat with our families."

Repeat height: 52.45cm / 20.64"
Repeat width: 65cm / 25.59"

Minimum order: 5 metres (or 2-5 metres with small order fee of $75)

Lead time: 2-4 weeks

Specifications

  • Composition: 100% Terralon™ (Proprietary Polyester/Natural Fiber Technology)
    Finished width: 130cm / 51”
    Width with bleeds: 134cm / 52.75”
    (includes 2cm / 0.78” bleeds along left and right edges)
    Weight: 315gsm

    Applications
    General commercial and hospitality

    Performance
    Fire ratings:
    - AS/NZS 3837: Group 2 (Australia)
    - ASTM-E84: Class A (USA)
    - CAN/ULC-s124 (Canada)

    Environmental
    Minimum 31% post-consumer recycled content
    Printed in Australia using eco-solvent inks
    Free of PVC, plasticizers and heavy metals

    Vinyl Wallpaper also available as a custom offering - please contact us for more information.


Black and white portrait of Indigenous woman in bushland with plants all around her, holding out her hands to show the seeds in them.

Colleen Ngwarraye Morton. Photo: Lara Damiani / Artists of Ampilatwatja.

A close-up glimpse at the process of harvesting bush coconuts using various tools.

Harvesting Bush Coconuts. Photo: Artists of Ampliatwatja


Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property (ICIP)
This design is based on an original artwork by Colleen Ngwarraye Morton. It may embody traditional knowledge of the artist’s community. Through best practice legal agreements, Willie Weston is authorised to adapt and reproduce this artwork on our fabrics, wallpapers and other interior products. Dealing with any part of the design for any purpose that has not been authorised by the artist is a serious breach of customary laws of First Nations communities and may also breach the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth).