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  • Buy your Iwantja Women's Leather Zip Wallet Black by Maringka Burton at Bargain Box
  • Buy your Iwantja Women's Leather Zip Wallet Black by Maringka Burton at Bargain Box
  • Buy your Iwantja Women's Leather Zip Wallet Black by Maringka Burton at Bargain Box

Iwantja Women's Leather Zip Wallet Black by Maringka Burton at Bargain Box

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Iwantja Women's Leather Zip Wallet Black


Dimensions: 20x10cm
Weight: 150g
Gift Box with Artist information
Art Centre: Iwantja

The Iwantja Women's zip wallet is made the from cow napa leather, portraying the famous artwork of Maringka Burton known as 'Tjukula'.

It has a sturdy zipper that opens up to 8cm and contains 2 compartments with an internal zipper for coins along with 2 windows for photos. There are also 8 slots for cards and 2 for large paperwork. It is practical in size making it great for most cellphones/smartphones to fit inside.

This eye-catching wallet makes a great gift for all women looking to carry their daily essentials whilst supporting Indigenous Australian art.

Language: Pitjantjatjara
Region: Ernabella, South Australia
Dreaming: Tjukula

Maringka Burton was born in the bush at Kaliumpil, a rock hole and traditional camping area in Western Australia. Maringka's parents died when she was a little girl and she was raised by the artist Anmanari Brown and members of her extended family.
She spent much time with her brothers. She started school at Warburton in WA but she ran away and traveled with her brother to Ernabella in SA.
After a while they moved to Fregon where she finished her schooling and began teaching.
Later she got a certificate in health and worked at the Irrunjtyu community clinic. She now works mainly at Kanpi in SA.
Maringka's works are held in a number of major public and private collections. She and Jimmy Baker were represented in the the inaugural National Indigenous Art Triennial Culture Warriors exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia.
She often paints the desert landscape in bright green colours and contrasts it against red and ochre to depict landforms. She also uses layers of contrasting colours to show the detail of the desert in full bloom.

“I am a senior lady at Iwantja, and I began working as an artist a long time ago. Me and Mrs Singer were the first women artists here. I help look after the art centre and go to the big meetings for them. I also enjoy singing and I traveled to sing in the ceremony for the Sydney Olympic Games.
My father was a special Ngangkari (traditional healer) and he taught me about healing; now I am Ngangkari too. I do lots of work for the women’s council, I’m always working and supporting Anangu women.
As artists and as a community, we should always do more work with the young people, making things together and teaching them about the old ways, always remembering country, this is a good way.”

How do I know it’s authentic?

The labels are an indication of whether the product is authentic or ‘copycat’. They are a secure way for consumers to know that the art, craft, souvenirs and other work is the authentic product of either an Indigenous creator or is collaboration between Indigenous creators and others and not a "rip-off”
The benefits of purchasing products with the correct labeling are:

The artists will receive a fair return on sales from their art
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Visitors will learn more about the different Aboriginal traditional and contemporary styles of art and stories from across Australia
It will prevent further exploitation of Indigenous Arts and Crafts.

What to look for:

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