No Dar Papaya — Tote Bag

Description

No dar papaya. Literally “don’t give papaya”, and the first commandment of Colombian street life. Phone face-up on the table, laptop bag on the back of the chair, chain out on the wrong bus: all of it is dar papaya.

The follow-up is merciless — papaya puesta, papaya partida: papaya offered is papaya taken. It sounds like a warning about theft. It is really a philosophy about paying attention.

Neo-traditional tattoo work: a serpent coiled around the fruit, heavy outlines, tight palette. Dangerous rather than tropical.

Two versions, one page

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The bag

• Westford Mill W101 · 100% cotton, 140 g/m² · long handles
• 38 × 42 cm · roomy enough for a laptop, a market run or both
• Print area 24 × 24 cm, centred · DTF print, soft to the touch and built to survive the wash

Printed on demand, shipped worldwide

Nothing is made until you order it. Your piece is produced at the facility closest to your address — usually within 2–5 business days — and then shipped. Flat-rate shipping: $7.95 in the US, $12.95 everywhere else. Shipping & returns.

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