Roots and Mirrigal Guni M'angarla Many Mothers Necklace
About Roots and Mirrigal
We are a family owned and operated Aboriginal business committed to bring you products designed to capture the essence of the Australian landscape.
For more than 65,000 years Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have successfully and sustainably navigated these lands and waters, developing deep and complex relationships with all living things. Each of our products are embedded with this particular concept of Indigenous worldview, relativity and interconnectivity.
We are incredibly proud to carry on this legacy, and hope that you will be a part of our journey of locating, reviving, strengthening and sharing in this knowledge and timeless wisdom.
Product Features
Made from wattleseed, polymer clay, and high buffed to give a ceramic look.
Chain Length: 47cm with 11cm Extender
Closing: Lobster Clasp
When I created this piece, I did it with both my 7 generations (or 400 years) of ancestors and my future 7 generations (or 400 years) of grandchildren in mind.
There are seven branches of 'stones' descending from the chain, these represent each of the past and future generations, with the individual stone at the bottom representing where we are today.
The piece, like many Indigenous symbols, can be viewed from different directions to give different meanings and different interpretations of the same story. Hence, the piece can be interpreted as 'Seven ways forward' or 'Seven ways back' to signify the layers of healing that must happen to create a healthy present, and a healthy present is important for a healthy future.
Wattle seeds were generally used as a staple source of food, which sustained Aboriginal communities for tens-of-thousands of years. The seed of the wattle is protected by a husk, which is incredibly durable and resilient. Wattle seeds can lay dormant in the soil for decades, until they are activated by fire.
This is a metaphor for the resilience and strength shown by my family throughout the process of colonisation, and how despite being subject to various types of violence and oppression, my life and my creativity has been activated and motivated by what they went through, and has allowed me find healing within my own generational lines of ancestry.
About the Owner- Kerry Canning
My great grandparents were forcibly dislocated from their homelands in South West QLD and K'Gari/Fraser Island, and moved around various parts of Southern QLD. In the process of their forced relocation, my Grandmother, Mona Willis, was removed from her family and forced to work with no pay. Her daughter, my mother, was removed from her care as a child and carries a lot of trauma from her experience, which was consequently passed on to me.
A driving factor for my work and all of my designs is to heal what was broken, and to relocate what was lost, so that my great grandchildren don't have to.
This piece stems primarily from a conversation I had with my partner around 3 years ago, about a Native American philosophy of the Seven Generations. This is a belief that every action in the present should be done in accordance with the Law of 'Seven Generations', meaning that when making important decisions in the present, we should ask ourselves how our actions will affect or benefit the next seven generations of people.
We came up with the equivalent idea of the 400 year old gum tree. Aboriginal people were able to sustain this land for more than 65,000 years, which created conditions for 400 year old eucalyptus. We can still see those on the landscape, although there aren't many left due to them being cut down for timber during the early colonial period.
After having this conversation and coming up with this idea, we decided that we would try to base our current lifestyle on what it might take to foster conditions for our grandchildren to witness 400 year old trees. 400 years is the rough equivalent of seven generations.
A key difference however, is that within Aboriginal cultures, we mostly operate on non-linear time, so not only are we thinking about the future, but also the past.
Item Q & A Guide
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APPAREL
Take the measurement over
the fullest part of your bust.
Measure around the narrowest part
of your waistline.
Measure around the Fullest part of your hips.
With your leg stretched out, Measure
from the hip to The sole of your foot.
Measure the inside of your leg from
the crotch to the anklebone.
INTL | AU | Measurements |
---|---|---|
XXS | 6 | Bust: 80cm Waist: 61cm Hips: 88cm |
XS | 8 | Bust: 85cm Waist: 67cm Hips: 92cm |
S | 10 | Bust: 90cm Waist: 71cm Hips: 97cm |
M | 12 | Bust: 95cm Waist: 76cm Hips: 102cm |
L | 14 | Bust: 100cm Waist: 81cm Hips: 107cm |
XL | 16 | Bust: 105cm Waist: 86cm Hips: 112cm |
2XL | 18 | Bust: 110cm Waist: 92cm Hips: 118cm |
3XL | 20 | Bust: 116cm Waist: 101cm Hips: 124cm |
4XL | 22 | Bust: 121cm Waist: 110cm Hips: 130cm |
SNEAKERS
US/AU | INCH | UK | EUROPE |
---|---|---|---|
5 | 9" | 3.5 | 36 |
5.5 | 9.1" | 4 | 36 2/3 |
6 | 9.3" | 4.5 | 37 1/3 |
6.5 | 9.4" | 5 | 38 |
7 | 9.6" | 5.5 | 38 2/3 |
7.5 | 9.8" | 6 | 39 1/3 |
8 | 10" | 6.5 | 40 |
8.5 | 10.1" | 7 | 40 2/3 |
9 | 10.2" | 7.5 | 41 1/3 |
9.5 | 10.4" | 8 | 42 |
10 | 10.6" | 8.5 | 42 2/3 |
10.5 | 10.8" | 9 | 43 1/3 |
11 | 11" | 9.5 | 44 |
11.5 | 11.2" | 10 | 44 2/3 |
12 | 11.3" | 10.5 | 45 1/3 |
12.5 | 11.4" | 11 | 46 |
13 | 11.6" | 11.5 | 46 2/3 |
13.5 | 11.8" | 12 | 47 1/3 |
14 | 12" | 12.5 | 48 |
14.5 | 12.2" | 13 | 48 2/3 |
15 | 12.3" | 13.5 | 49 1/3 |
15.5 | 12.4" | 14 | 50 |
12.6" | 14- | 50 2/3 | |
12.8" | 15 | 51 1/3 | |
13" | 15- | 52 | |
13.2" | 16 | 52 2/3 | |
13.6" | 17 | 53 1/3 | |
14" | 18 | 54 2/3 |
SANDALS / SIDES / THONGS
US | UK |
---|---|
5 | 4 |
6 | 5 |
7 | 6 |
8 | 7 |
9 | 8 |
10 | 9 |
11 | 10 |
APPAREL
Measure around your neck in centimeters.
Allow room to fit two Fingers between
the tap Measure and neck for a Comfortable fit.
Take the measurement over the
Fullest part of your chest.
Measure around the
Narrowest part of your waistline.
Measure the inside of your leg
From the crotch to the anklebone.
INTL | CHEST (in/cm) | WAIST (in/cm) | HIPS (in/cm) |
---|---|---|---|
XS | 31 - 33" / 78.5 - 84cm |
27 - 29" / 68.5 - 73.5cm |
32 - 34" / 81 - 86.5cm |
S | 34 - 37" / 86.5 - 94cm |
30 - 32" / 76 - 81cm |
35 - 37" / 89 - 94cm |
M | 37 - 40" / 94 - 101.5cm |
32 - 35" / 81 - 89cm |
37 - 40" / 94 - 101.5cm |
L | 40 - 44" / 101.5 - 111.5cm |
35 - 39" / 89 - 99cm |
40 - 44" / 101.5 - 111.5cm |
XL | 44 - 48" / 111.5 - 122cm |
39 - 43" / 99 - 109cm |
44 - 48" / 111.5 - 122cm |
2XL | 48 - 52" / 122 - 132cm |
43 - 47" / 109 - 119cm |
48 - 51" / 122 - 129.5cm |
3XL | 53 - 58" / 134.5 - 147cm |
48 - 53" / 122 - 134.5cm |
51 - 56" / 129.5 - 142cm |
SNEAKERS
US/AU | CM | UK | EUROPE |
---|---|---|---|
4 | 22.5 | 3.5 | 36 |
4.5 | 23 | 4 | 36 2/3 |
5 | 23.5 | 4.5 | 37 1/3 |
5.5 | 24 | 5 | 38 |
6 | 24.5 | 5.5 | 38 2/3 |
6.5 | 25 | 6 | 39 1/3 |
7 | 25.5 | 6.5 | 40 |
7.5 | 25.75 | 7 | 40 2/3 |
8 | 26 | 7.5 | 41 1/3 |
8.5 | 26.5 | 8 | 42 |
9 | 27 | 8.5 | 42 2/3 |
9.5 | 27.5 | 9 | 43 1/3 |
10 | 28 | 9.5 | 44 |
10.5 | 28.5 | 10 | 44 2/3 |
11 | 28.75 | 10.5 | 45 1/3 |
11.5 | 29 | 11 | 46 |
12 | 29.5 | 11.5 | 46 2/3 |
12.5 | 30 | 12 | 47 1/3 |
13 | 30.5 | 12.5 | 48 |
13.5 | 31 | 13 | 48 2/3 |
14 | 31.25 | 13.5 | 49 1/3 |
14.5 | 31.5 | 14 | 50 |
15 | 32 | 14- | 50 2/3 |
16 | 32.5 | 15 | 51 1/3 |
33 | 15- | 52 | |
17 | 33.5 | 16 | 52 2/3 |
18 | 34.5 | 17 | 53 1/3 |
19 | 35.5 | 18 | 54 2/3 |
SANDALS / SIDES / THONGS
UK | US | EU | Measurements (cm) |
---|---|---|---|
4 | 4 | 37 | Foot Length: 22.5cm |
5 | 5 | 38 | Foot Length: 23.5cm |
6 | 6 | 39 | Foot Length: 24.5cm |
7 | 7 | 40 1/2 | Foot Length: 25.5cm |
8 | 8 | 42 | Foot Length: 26.5cm |
9 | 9 | 43 | Foot Length: 27.5cm |
10 | 10 | 44 1/2 | Foot Length: 28.5cm |
11 | 11 | 46 | Foot Length: 29.5cm |
12 | 12 | 47 | Foot Length: 30.5cm |
KIDS FOOTWEAR
US | Measurements |
---|---|
10k | Heel-Toe: 16.1cm |
10.5k | Heel-Toe: 16.6cm |
11k | Heel-Toe: 17cm |
11.5k | Heel-Toe: 17.4cm |
12k | Heel-Toe: 17.8cm |
12.5k | Heel-Toe: 18.3cm |
13 | Heel-Toe: 18.7cm |
13.5k | Heel-Toe: 19.1cm |
1 | Heel-Toe: 19.5cm |
1.5 | Heel-Toe: 20cm |
2 | Heel-Toe: 20.4cm |
2.5 | Heel-Toe: 20.8cm |
3 | Heel-Toe: 21.2cm |
3.5 | Heel-Toe: 21.6cm |
4 | Heel-Toe: 22.1cm |
4.5 | Heel-Toe: 22.5cm |
5 | Heel-Toe: 22.9cm |
5.5 | Heel-Toe: 23.3cm |
6 | Heel-Toe: 23.8cm |
6.5 | Heel-Toe: 24.2cm |
7 | Heel-Toe: 24.6cm |
7.5 | Heel-Toe: 25cm |
INFANT SHOES
AU/UK Size | EU Size | US Size | Measurement (cm) | Age (Approx) |
---|---|---|---|---|
4.5 | 21 | 5 | 12.7 | 12mth - 3 yrs |
5 | 22 | 6 | 13.1 | 12mth - 3 yrs |
6 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 12mth - 3 yrs |
7 | 24 | 8 | 14.8 | 12mth - 3 yrs |
8 | 25 | 9 | 15.7 | 12mth - 3 yrs |
9 | 27 | 10 | 16.5 | 12mth - 3 yrs |
INFANT CLOTHING : 0-4 YEARS
AU | MEASUREMENTS |
---|---|
0 months | 56 | Height: 56 - 62cm Chest: 38.5 - 43cm Waist: 38.5 - 43cm Hip: 37 - 42cm Inseam: 19cm |
0-3 months | 62 | Height: 62 - 68.5cm Chest: 43 - 45.5cm Waist: 43 - 45cm Hip: 42 - 44.5cm Inseam: 22cm |
3-6 months | 68 | Height: 68.5 - 73.5cm Chest: 45.5 - 47cm Waist: 45 - 46.5cm Hip: 44.5 - 47.5cm Inseam: 24cm |
6-9 months | 74 | Height: 73.5 - 80cm Chest: 47 - 49.5cm Waist: 46.5 - 48.5cm Hip: 47.5 - 50cm Inseam: 27cm |
9-12 months | 80 | Height: 80 - 86cm Chest: 49.5 - 51cm Waist: 48.5 - 49.5cm Hip: 50 - 51.5cm Inseam: 31cm |
12-19 months | 86 | Height: 86 - 91.5cm Chest: 51 - 52cm Waist: 49.5 - 51cm Hip: 51.5 - 53.5cm Inseam: 34.5cm |
1-2 years | 92 | Height: 94 - 99cm Chest: 52 - 53.5cm Waist: 51 - 52cm Hip: 52 - 53.5cm Inseam: 38cm |
2-3 years | 98 | Height: 94 - 99cm Chest: 53.5 - 54.5cm Waist: 52 - 53.5cm Hip: 53.5 - 56cm Inseam: 40.5cm |
3-4 years | 104 | Height: 101.5 - 104cm Chest: 54.5 - 56cm Waist: 53.5 - 54.5cm Hip: 56 - 60cm Inseam: 45.5cm |
KIDS / KIDS CLOTHING : 4-8 YEARS
AU | MEASUREMENTS |
---|---|
3-4 years | 104 | Height: 86 - 91.5cm Chest: 52 - 53.5cm Waist: 51 - 52cm Hip: 37 - 42cm Inseam: 38cm |
4-5 years | 110 | Height: 94 - 99cm Chest: 53.5 - 54.5cm Waist: 52 - 53.5cm Hip: 42 - 44.5cm Inseam: 40.5cm |
5-6 years | 116 | Height: 101.5 - 104cm Chest: 54.5 - 56cm Waist: 53.5 - 54.5cm Hip: 44.5 - 47.5cm Inseam: 45.5cm |
6-7 years | 122 | Height: 106.5 - 109cm Chest: 56 - 58.5cm Waist: 54.5 - 56cm Hip: 47.5 - 50cm Inseam: 49.5cm |
7-8 years | 128 | Height: 111.5 - 116.5cm Chest: 58.5 - 61cm Waist: 56 - 57cm Hip: 50 - 51.5cm Inseam: 52cm |
KIDS / YOUTH CLOTHING: 8-14 years
AU | MEASUREMENTS |
---|---|
5-6 years | 116 | Height: 111.5 – 117cm Chest: 58.5 – 61cm Waist: 56cm Hip: 50 – 51.5cm Inseam: 52cm |
6-7 years | 122 | Height: 119 – 122cm Chest: 61 – 63.5cm Waist: 57cm Hip: 64.5 – 66cm Inseam: 55.5cm |
7-8 years | 128 | Height: 124.5 - 127cm Chest: 63.5cm Waist: 57 - 58.5cm Hip: 66 - 68.5cm Inseam: 59.5cm |
8-9 years | 134 | Height: 129.5 - 134.5cm Chest: 64.5 - 67.5cm Waist: 59.5 - 61cm Hip: 68.5 - 71cm Inseam: 62cm |
9-10 years | 140 | Height: 137 - 140cm Chest: 68.5 - 71cm Waist: 62 - 63.5cm Hip: 71 - 75cm Inseam: 65cm |
10-11 years | 146 | Height: 142 - 145cm Chest: 71 - 75cm Waist: 63.5 - 66cm Hip: 75 - 77.5cm Inseam: 68cm |
11-12 years | 152 | Height: 147 - 152.5cm Chest: 75 - 77.5cm Waist: 66 - 68.5cm Hip: 77.5 - 81cm Inseam: 70.5cm |
12-13 years | 158 | Height: 155 - 157.5cm Chest: 78.5 - 82.5cm Waist: 68.5 - 71cm Hip: 81 - 85cm Inseam: 73.5cm |
13-14 years | 164 | Height: 160 - 165cm Chest: 82.5 - 86.5cm Waist: 71 - 72.5cm Hip: 85 - 89cm Inseam: 76cm |
14-15 years | 170 | Height: 167.5 - 170cm Chest: 86.5 - 89cm Waist: 73.5 - 75cm Hip: 89 - 91.5cm Inseam: 79cm |
15-16 years | 176 | Height: 173 - 175cm Chest: 89 - 91.5cm Waist: 75 - 76cm Hip: 91.5 - 94cm Inseam: 82cm |
For specific sizing per brand, please view the garment description and click ‘Size Guide’ to view.
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