Nagula Jarndu Designs

Yawuru Jarndu Aboriginal Corporation – trading as Nagula Jarndu (Saltwater Woman) Designs is a not-for-profit incorporated body based in Broome, with a membership of 120 Indigenous women and is governed by seven Yawuru women Directors.

Yawuru Jarndu first started operating in 1987 when it was established as an Indigenous women’s resource centre by Yawuru women, with the aim of recording oral history and preserving Yawuru language and culture.

The organisation evolved into an arts and textiles business, offering training in screen printing and dressmaking, producing fabrics for clothing and homewares, designed and made by local Indigenous artists. A retail outlet was established in 1998 called Nagula Jarndu Designs which proved a successful venture.

Now, with a more focussed and strategic view towards social enterprise and a more self-sustainable business model, the organisation has given Aboriginal women the opportunity to produce distinctive hand-crafted textiles and textile products with motifs and colours sourced from the unique Broome landscape. The women are supported to engage with the broader Aboriginal Arts community and participate in valuable opportunities including the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, Revealed, and many other exhibitions both in regional areas and capital cities throughout Australia.

Made in Western Australia.