Gifting of Country dress and scarf
2021 {Birrang collection resort 2022}
- Medium
- silk, elastane
- Measurements
- (a) 114.0 cm (centre back) 52.0 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
(b) 100.0 × 184.0 cm (scarf) - Place/s of Execution
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Inscription
- (a) label, centre back neckline, printed in ink on white cotton: ngali / Australia
(b) label, left edge, printed in ink on white cotton: ngali / Australia - Accession Number
- 2022.808.a-b
- Department
- First Nations Australia
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, NGV Supporters of Fashion and Textiles, 2022 - Gallery location
- Gallery 3
Ground Level, NGV Australia - About this work
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With over twenty-five years of experience, Wiradjuri woman Denni Francisco launched the Ngali fashion label in 2018. Her work focuses on celebrating the creativity of remote First Nations artists and building connections through meaningful collaboration. In 2021, she worked with Gija artist Lindsay Malay and the Warmun Art Centre in the Kimberley to create textile prints. These designs weave together ancestral stories with contemporary expressions of identity. Ngali prioritises the sharing of culture, stories and honouring the deep connections between art, fashion, community and tradition.