Murdie Morris Cotton Tote Bag

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A sturdy, colourful tote bag featuring beautiful artwork by Aboriginal artist, Murdie Morris. This bag will fit everything you need, whether you're going to work, the park, or for a quick trip to the shops.

  • Cotton
  • Measurements: Bag: 40cm x 40cm, Base Gusset: 16cm, Handles: 60cm
  • Made in Australia
  • Based on artwork by Aboriginal artist, Murdie Morris
  • Product includes information about the artist and artwork

Please note: Print placement will vary between bags and may differ from the picture.

About the Makers

About the Artist - Murdie Morris

Murdie (Maudie) Nampijinpa Morris was born in the 1930s at Rabbit Flat, a tiny settlement in the middle of the harsh Tanami Desert in the Northern Territory of Australia about 160 km from the Western Australia border and 315 km north-west of Yuendumu.  Her parents would have taken her out bush in around Nyirripi area, showing her sites and teaching her the traditional ways of her country.  In the early 1980s she settled in Yuendumu and worked at the Old People’s Home – a Program that cares for the elderly by helping them when they are sick, and being with them when they are alone or when they are frighten during storms. She was married but is now a widowed woman. She never had children. She now lives full time in Nyirripi.

Murdie has been painting with Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation, an Aboriginal owned and governed art centre located in Yuendumu, since 2012. She was prompted to paint when she attended a workshop in 2012. She enjoys painting, and paints her father’s jukurrpa, Maliki Jukurrpa (Domestic Dog Dreaming) and Malikijarra Jukurrpa (Two Dog Dreaming). Dreamings that have been passed down through the generations for millennia and relate directly to the land, its features and the animals and plants that inhabit it. She uses an unrestricted palette to develop a modern interpretation of her traditional culture.

Alperstein Designs

Alperstein Designs are members of The Indigenous Art Code and the Aboriginal Art Association of Australia which work to ensure ethical dealings within the sector.

All of our products are packaged and shipped to you from our store in Melbourne, Victoria by our small team. We use FSC certified paper bags that are padded with recycled paper pulp. When your products don't fit in one of our parcel bags, we try and reuse boxes that have been sent to us.

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We will happily gift wrap products for an extra $2. This can be added at checkout along with a short note to the person receiving the gift.

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