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Description
Our Seven Sisters Recycled Plastic Bottle Bags are not only stylish and functional, but they’re also heroes of sustainability. These sturdy, lightweight shopping bags fold down to a handy size to pop in your bag so you’re ready for anything and a portion of each sale goes toward the artist.
Dimensions:
The size of these bags unfolded are 45 x 40cm and fold down to 13 x 13cm.
Materials:
Each bag is created using three plastic bottles, meaning they’re great for the planet by reducing waste through recycling and leaving a smaller footprint on Mother Earth. These bags are 100% recycled & recyclable material shopping bags that are water resistant and lightweight.
Where is it made?
Designed in Australia by an Australian owner and operated company.
Care of these bags:
Can be washed in warm temperature (30C) and is able to be warm ironed.
Seven Sisters Recycled Plastic Bottle Bags – 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.
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.
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In the case of clothing purchases, please be aware that items will incur a $10 dry cleaning fee should the item be returned marked with make-up, deodorant or any other visible stain.
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We will reach out to the supplied contact email on the order at least three times within 60 days to resolve the issue.
If no resolution has been reached within this 60 day limit, then the item(s) will be officially returned to our warehouse and the monies from the order will not be refunded.