{"product_id":"mangkurrkwa-amungmurra-pandanus-crayfish-by-bernadette-watt","title":"Mangkurrkwa Amungmurra (Pandanus Crayfish) by Bernadette Watt","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eMaking baskets from mangkurrkwa (pandanus leaves) is hard work, but it’s also a time for women to connect with Country—gathering bush tucker, hunting, and collecting dye roots with family. The pandanus is collected in the rainy season and only the soft, leaves from the pandanus centre are used, carefully pulled out with a handmade wooden hook.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe leaves are stripped and shredded into fine fibres using a needle. Once thin enough, they’re dried in the sun and dyed using natural colours from roots, shrubs, leaves, and seeds that are also collected.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eDifferent techniques are used to make baskets, like twining (twisting fibres), coiling (stitching over a core), and looping (spinning and extending string).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe women don’t just make baskets, they use pandanus and bark from trees like the Peanut tree (mabalba) and Cocky apple (mukuwara) to make mats, dillybags, string bags, jewellery, and even traditional clothing. These weaving skills have been passed down through generations, keeping our culture strong and connected to Country.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Crayfish is a beautiful animal its shell is like art all the colours and they are good at camouflaging. \u003cbr\u003eCrayfish they are very hard to catch during the day but at nighttime it is much easier. They like to hide under the rocks. When i went to the red hill area we saw lots of them at night with their red eyes and they sometimes splash away before we can get them. It's good to go there when its full moon we can see them much better at that time. I like painting this animal i have painted the crayfish on paper and on shells and for my Country to Couture look this year. Bernadette Watt \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: H 5cm L 32cm D 23cm \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anindilyakwa Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67865253118045,"sku":null,"price":380.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0590\/3512\/3805\/files\/1e831616-7efb-4293-9e60-42908ac77d2a-Photoroom.jpg?v=1793242675","url":"https:\/\/anindilyakwaarts.com.au\/products\/mangkurrkwa-amungmurra-pandanus-crayfish-by-bernadette-watt","provider":"Anindilyakwa Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}