Manme (Bush foods) by Selina retailer Nadjowh on Cotton

Hand screen-printed Tootal poplin 100% cotton (145 cm wide).

The base cloth retailer is lavender and the ink is black and grey

The close up is the most color accurate, it is a lighter shade of purple than appears in the full table photos.

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

The artist: Selina Nadjowh

The design:
The artist has depicted various types of manme (generic word for wild plant foods known as ‘bush foods'). Many wild foods are still regularly gathered around Gunbalanya and outstations in West Arnhem Land and knowledge of their names and uses is an important part of the Kunwinjku traditional knowledge and teachings to young people. The two roots that can be seen are different yam species, karrbarda (long yam) and mankongkong (another species). The feathery leaves belong to mankodjbang, a billabong plant with edible roots and the large flowers are manbardmo, the blooms of water lilies. These will eventually form edible seeds, which were once a staple carbohydrate food.