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Collecting colour

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Collecting Colour tells the story of a day spent collecting colour in the Top End of the Northern Territory, narrated by a white Australian girl, Rose.
Rose s best friend Olive s mother, Karrang, makes beautiful coloured baskets, mats and bags from leaves from the pandanus palm a tall, thin tree with very long, spiky leaves. Rose and Olive spend a day out bush helping to gather the pandanus leaves and stringy bark for making into strong bags and baskets. They collect the colour that the bags will be bright yellows and pinks, from special plants and berries. It is a hard day s work for Rose, but the results are worth it.
Collecting Colour, featuring stunning collage illustrations on Nepalese paper, is a feast for the senses and is also a fascinating insight into the way of life of fibre artists, who produce beautiful, original work in often difficult conditions.

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Availability

12037

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Call Number

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Publisher

Sydney, Australia : Lothian Children\'s Books., 2008

Collation

32 pages : illustration ; 30 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9780734411181

Classification

NONE

Content Type

text

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Edition

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Subject(s)

Children's stories
Color
Northern Territory
Aboriginal Australians
Hand weaving

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