Mangoes on silk - Martha Lee

Lengths of handprinted screen printed fabric on 100% dupion silk 137cm wide

The base fabric is a navy and it is a six-colour print with red, light blue, silver grey, bright blue, cream and mustard details.

Martha Lee is a Yawuru and Karajarri woman from Broome. She began her art career in 2005 and is one of Nagula Jarndu’s more senior artists. Her art has a strong sense of pattern and colour inspired by the Kimberley landscape and traditional stories.

Mangoes grow abundantly in Man-gala, the wet season when all the plants are growing fast and the trees are fruiting. They are a favourite fruit here in the Kimberley and lots of people look forward to mango season!