Cotton Tea Towel - Jilamara Design

Created as part of a cross-cultural project, this cotton tea towel is a quiet celebration of ethical trade, artistic reverence, and everyday beauty.

Australian owned and designed, printed in India—some designs are digitally reproduced, others screenprinted by hand using water-based inks gentle on both fabric and planet, and true to the spirit of the original artwork.

The featured artwork is licensed directly from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, whose creative practice is honoured in full—with royalties paid monthly, recognising the creative authorship and cultural significance of every design.

Jilamara Design - This design is owned by Josette Papajua

During Ceremony on the Tiwi Islands a series of “Yoi”, dances are performed, some are totemic (matrilineal) and others act out newly composed songs. Participants are painted with turtiyanginari (natural ochres) transforming the dancers and protecting them against mapurtiti (spirits). These designs are collectively called Jilamara. 

approx. 42.5cm x 62.5cm.