Aboriginal Art Unisex Polo Kaalpa

Details

Ethically made unisex polo. This product consists of 100% recycled yarns. Made with breathable Prime® CoolDry synthetic fabric.

short set-in sleeves
collar with three-button placket
split detail at side
easy tuck-in with boosted back
true to size unisex style
wrinkle resistant, drapes well
side seamed, double needle hem
active breathability
moisture management technology
UPF50 Sun protection
fully sublimated design

Kaalpa

Created by First Nations artist Corban Close Williams, a Martu, Manyjilyjarra man, currently residing on Martu Country.

"Kaalpa is my two grandfathers' ngurra (home). My two grandfathers, they were pujiman (traditional, desert dwelling) in Kaalpa, where they walked around hunting bush tuckers, getting meat for the family.

I went there for the first time in 2018 on a Martumili trip to Wantlili Claypan. The KJ (Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa) rangers were going to visit Kaalpa and asked "we going Kaalpa, you wanna come? "The oldies said "go see your grandfather's Country"-they showed me a well (Well 23 on the Canning Stock Route). It's got kapi (water) there, a well, jurnu (soak) and tuwa (sandhills). When we been in Kaalpa they [elders] said "this is your Country, this is your home. This one here is yours and your little sister's [Tamisha Williams] home, this is your two's grandfather's Country".

I went hunting there, got a parnajalpa (sand goanna). We were looking for bilbys - we couldn't find any. We got minyarra (bush onion) there too. When I went there, I was pukurlpa (happy). It made you open up your spirit, feels like home. When I was little, I first came to Martumili, I saw people painting and Gabe (Gabrielle Sullivan, previous manager at Martumili Artists) got me a small canvas to try. One day when I was at Fortescue festival I saw all the oldies there and their paintings, I was looking around, looking around and seeing what I liked, this and that, this and that, and I was thinking- I want to be a painter when I grow up.

At school in Newman and in Punmu I liked to paint. I painted a lot with my nana Jakayu [Biljabu] and little bit I got her style of painting, into my painting. First, when you have a brush in your hand it's like I see it in my mind, the sandhills, waterholes. I picture it in my head and I am back there."

* Products come with artist information and art story *

Delivery

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Expected delivery time 1-2 weeks from dispatch.

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Shipping Zone	Up to 500G	Up to 1KG	Up to 2KG	Up to 5KG
NZ zone 1	$25 AUD	$35 AUD	$40 AUD	$65 AUD
China & Asian zone 2 & 3	$35 AUD	$40 AUD	$60 AUD	$85 AUD
USA & Canada zone 4	$35 AUD	$45 AUD	$65 AUD	$90 AUD
Pacific Islands	$35 AUD	$40 AUD	$60 AUD	$85 AUD
Major Europe	$40 AUD	$50 AUD	$70 AUD	$95 AUD
UK & Ireland	$40 AUD	$50 AUD	$70 AUD	$95 AUD
Rest of World	$50 AUD	$65 AUD	$90 AUD	$145 AUD

Unsure

This is my first purchase from Azure Beach. The men's polo shirt I bought was for a charity organising a Christmas gift program for older recipients. Unfortunately, due to the item packaging style used by manufacturer/supplier (top is sort of folded up tight and encased in a paper band), I had no way of clearly viewing the top to decide whether I was satisfied with the material, pattern or sizing unless I removed the packaging. Refolding to original state would have been too difficult and spoiled the new purchase look, so I chose to just send on and hope for the best. This and return postage costs might make me cautious about gift purchases in future.

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Aboriginal Art Unisex Polo Kaalpa

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