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Baby Beanie – Aboriginal art – Soakage

Soft, Stylish & Culturally Beautiful: Baby Beanies You’ll Love

Looking for the perfect baby beanie? Our adorable baby beanies are carefully crafted to keep your little one comfortable, cozy, and stylish from day one. Made from premium bamboo fabric, these beanies feel beautifully soft against delicate baby skin—perfect for newborns and sensitive little heads.

Our pre-knotted design makes life easy for busy parents! They’re adjustable as your baby grows and fit comfortably from newborn to around 4-6 months. Practical, versatile, and long-lasting.

What makes our beanies extra special? This one features a beautiful design by Aboriginal artist, Lena Pwerle from the Central Australian region of Utopia. This beanie tells a unique story, adding cultural representation  to your baby’s wardrobe. Royalties from every sale go directly back to the artist, their family and their communities.

The bamboo fabric isn’t just soft—it’s eco-friendly, breathable, and hypoallergenic. It helps regulate temperature, wicks away moisture, and is gentle on sensitive skin, keeping your baby warm without overheating.

Love the look? Pair your beanie with our matching baby swaddle for the sweetest little colourful outfit.

Why Bamboo is Perfect for Babies:

• Super Soft & Gentle – Perfect for sensitive skin.

• Eco-Friendly – Bamboo grows fast and uses less water.

• Thermo-Regulating – Keeps baby cool in summer, warm in winter.

• Moisture-Wicking – Helps keep baby dry and comfortable.

• Naturally Hypoallergenic – Great for sensitive or eczema-prone skin.

• Strong & Durable – Long-lasting with no pilling.

Product Details:

• Material: Bamboo/Spandex

• Size: 11cm (diameter) x 16cm (height)

• Care: Cold, gentle machine wash with mild detergent.

About the Artist and Artwork

Artwork based on art by Lena Pwerle.

Lena, wife of the late Left Hand Sam Kngwarreye, is mother to five children including that of artist Nora Petyarre. Lena grew up at Utopia Homestead, some 240km North East of Alice Springs with her siblings Ray Loy, Cowboy Loy and Louie (Louis) Pwerle. Lena has also lived in many other places in the Utopia Region, including that of Ngkwarlerlanem in the northern reaches of the Utopia region where she lived with her husband and children for many years.

Initially Lena worked in the medium of batik along with over eighty other women from the Utopia Region in Central Australia. Her work in batik is featured in ‘Utopia – A Picture Story’. In 1996 she was invited to represent Australia in Western Samoa for the Festival of Pacific Arts where she was marked as ‘among the best available talent’. In this same year she also traveled to Indonesia with other women of Utopia for a workshop funded by the Northern Territory Department of Education so that they could learn more about the art of batik.

Lena began painting for Mbantua Gallery in the mid 1990’s. Lena has maintained and developed a number of unique styles over the years. Firstly a fine circular pattern of dots in some of Lena’s earliest works reflect Soakages (or waterholes) that are spread across her land. Unkempt arced motifs represent her Awelye (women’s ceremonial body paint designs). Short repetitive linear work accented with fine dots make up her Anwekety (conkerberry) paintings. Traditional colours of ochre reds, tawny yellows and soft whites, of which belong to her country Ahalpere, bequeath her early Soakage paintings and Awelye paintings with simplicity, and great mixes of colours are deliciously abundant in her Anwekety paintings and later Soakage works.

Lena enjoys painting very much and is always found encouraging other family members to do so. Lena is a senior boss woman at Utopia and is on a number of government boards including the Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority (which protects the sacred sites within the NT) and the Urapuntja council which governs Utopia. Lena’s personality reflects this immense responsibility while exuding good nature and humour. A number of women’s ceremonies have been performed at Mbantua Gallery over the years, and Lena has predominately been the woman behind the scenes ensuring that Utopia ladies participate to promote their culture as well as have fun.

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