Aboriginal Seven Sisters Cotton Tea Towel

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Product Description

Art has a place in every room, even the kitchen. Bring some colour and style into the heart of your home with our 100% cotton, art-inspired Seven Sisters tea towel. You can use these tea towels to dry your dishes, add some colour to your kitchen or even frame and have as an art piece in your home.

Size: 50cm x 70cm
100% cotton fabric.
Beautifully packed with the image and story of the artist/ artwork.
Care and Use Instructions - Cold gentle machine wash. Line dry in shade. Do not tumble dry. Warm iron on reverse. Do not bleach. Do not dry clean.
A portion of each sale goes to the artist.
Designed in Australia.
Australian owned and operated company
Member of the Indigenous Art Code

ARTIST & ARTWORK

Meet Khatija For Khatija Possum, painting is in her blood. A descendant of the famous Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, Khatija has paved her own way and made a name for herself in the art world. Born in 1989 in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, she has been deeply influenced by her grandfather, Clifford Possum, and her mother, Michelle Possum Nungurrayi’s artwork. When Khatija was nine, her mother began to paint again and it was at this time that Khatija fell in love with her mother’s work and indeed painting. Through observing and assisting her mother Khatija learnt to paint. It is this process that highlights the importance of art in keeping culture alive as stories and skills are passed from one generation to the next.

As a mother herself, the importance of keeping her cultural heritage strong is of great consequence. Khatija currently lives with her partner John and three children in Adelaide.

Seven Sisters - Khatija Possum

The Dreamtime story of the Seven Sisters is retold in this beautiful illustration from artist Khatija Possum.

In the Dreamtime a group of seven Napaltjarri women were being pursued by a Jakamarra man called Jilbi. He had been sitting in a cave at irlkirdi practising love magic by cutting off his long hair and weaving it by hand onto a wooden spindle, then performing songs and dances which people from far off could hear. Often he would entice young women to come to his cave and live with him. Jakamarra men were very proud of their successes when they practised this magic, and spent much time boasting among themselves about their prowess.

The seven women had no intention of sleeping with the Jakamarra man and ran away from him, journeying a long way across the desert until they were too tired and hungry to go any further. They sat down at Uluru to search for honey ants, then when they saw Jilbi approaching went to a place called Kurlunyalimpa, and changed themselves into seven fires.

With the help of spirits at Uluru, they went up into the sky to become stars. Ever since then they can be seen as a cluster of seven stars in the constellation Taurus, known as the Pleiades. Jilbi transformed himself into the Morning Star in Orion’s belt, and continues to chase the Pleiades across the sky.

Shipping & Delivery Times

Australia Shipping Costs
Regular post $14.95 | Express post $19.95

FREE Shipping on orders over $120

Despatch & Delivery Times

All orders placed before 4pm are shipped next business day where possible.

Regular Metro Parcel Post: delivers in 3-5 days

Rural & Country Parcel Post: delivers in 10 days

Express Parcel Post - delivery is less than 3 days.

Busy Periods: During Christmas and sale periods your order will be dispatched within 3 working days.

International Shipping
New Zealand: Standard postage is $29.00, and Express postage is $39.00.

For everywhere else: Standard postage is $49.00, and Express postage is $69.00.

For UK and European customers: Please be aware that you will likely have to pay customs fees and/or duties toreceive your order. These fees are set by the governments of each country and are the responsibility of the recipient to pay. For more information, please contact your local customs agent.

International deliveries may also experience delays in delivery.

OUR PROMISE

We passionately believe in making unique, special and delightfully different high-quality art-inspired gifts both affordable and accessible.

All Koh Living Artists are Australian based, and all design work is completed in Australia. Koh Living Founder Tui Cordemans personally selects all artists and oversees all designs with special focus always being placed on unique and meaningful designs with stories to be told. Koh Living is a proud and active member of the Indigenous Art Code and practises ethical trading of Aboriginal Art.

Only the highest quality products are approved for sale by Koh Living with all manufacturers involved being either BSCI certified or complying with equivalent global social and compliance standards. All manufacturing and logistics processes follow best practice guidelines and processes are regularly inspected.