§ 01Product.Togar · Backpack
AK · 28 · Togar01 / 04Portrait of Togar the Sumatran orangutan on a canvas backpack
AK · Nº 28 / 36Togar · la selva del ecosistema Leuser, junto a Bukit Lawang, al borde del Parque Nacional Gunung Leuser (Sumatra del Norte, Indonesia)

Togar.

Backpack

Learning by watching: this orangutan backpack features Togar, an infant who gets almost everything from copying his mother. It's a portrait from my series Animal Kinhood, a little Sumatran orangutan with rust-red fur, a grey face and bright eyes, in his denim overalls and his orange-and-white striped shirt. It suits a curious kid: it carries out front a forest child the same play-age, right in the season of noticing everything.

Printing
All-over, vibrant and washableAOP DTG · sublimation
Production
Made when you place your orderOn demand · no stock
Shipping
4–7 business days to EuropeUnited Kingdom 2–4 · USA and Canada 2–6 · Rest of the world 6–22
Warranty
Defective? We reprint itAt no extra cost

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§ 02The real species.Pongo abelii · Sumatran orangutan
Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) in the wildFoto: Einar Storsul / Unsplash (Unsplash License)
The real species

Sumatran orangutan.

Pongo abelii

I can't do it yet. One day I will.

Lowland and montane tropical rainforest in northern Sumatra (Indonesia), above all the Leuser Ecosystem (Aceh and North Sumatra), always high in the canopy of tall trees that bear fruit year-round

§ 03The story behind the portrait.3 min · 02 chapters
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CAP · 01 / 02

Togar's school is his mother

Togar learns everything from a single person: his mother. His people teach in a way all their own, by watching. An orangutan infant spends whole years glued to its mother and draws from her every single thing it knows: how to cross the canopy, what's edible and what isn't, how you live up there. No one explains it in words; it sees her do it and does it afterward.

For Togar, learning isn't a duty, it's his way of being with her. Each thing he gets a little better at is a while longer on the same branch, at her side. He pays attention, he tries, and the next day he tries again a touch better. That's why this backpack suits a kid at that very age so well: the age of watching the grown-ups, copying them and wanting to do it now, even with a long way to go. Togar has years and years of learning like this ahead, and they don't weigh on him: they pull him forward. His biography tells, slowly, everything he draws from his mother.

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CAP · 02 / 02

The whole forest in his head

There's one thing Togar already does almost as well as his mother: remembering where everything is. As he follows her through the canopy, he stores the forest away in his head: this tree bears in one moon, that one in another, the old trunk in the corner that sometimes gives something good. His mother moves through the jungle without ever getting lost, as if she carried a map no one else can see; Togar is starting to draw his own, tree by tree.

It's what he's best at, and even he doesn't know where that head comes from. An orangutan carries inside it a huge chart of its forest and fills it in from small, by dint of ranging over it. Togar already knows a few trees by heart and shows them off. For a kid, this backpack is for carrying their things and knowing which pocket each goes in; for Togar, at six, the forest no longer gets lost on him: he has it ordered in his head, tree by tree.

Togar · Read the full biography
§ 04Technical specs.Category · pod
Material & composition
100% poliéster · 305 g/m² (9 oz/yd²)Material weight: 305 g/m²
Production
Print provider: PrintfulProduction method: sublimationProduction time: 2–7 busin
Care & maintenance
Limpiar superficialmente con paño húmedo. No lavadora. Secar al aire.
Shipping & timing
Shipping category: backpack
§ 06More of Togar.08 objects · same author
§ 07What people ask.08 · about POD
  • Each product is made to order when you place your purchase. There is no pre-made stock or overproduction. A specialised production partner prints, cuts, and prepares it specifically for you.
  • It depends on two things: which piece it is and where it goes. Posters, the mug, the tote and the backpack ship from Europe: 4-7 business days to Europe, 2-4 to the UK, 2-6 to the USA and Canada, 6-22 to the rest of the world. T-shirts and the sweatshirt are made in the United States, so they take considerably longer to reach Europe: 9-25 business days, 7-10 to the UK, 4-10 to the USA and Canada, 5-17 to the rest of the world. Every figure already includes making the piece, since each one is produced when you order it. You will see the exact date for your shipment at checkout.
  • Contact us at mail@yagopartal.com with your order number and clear photos of the damage (include packaging). We will review your case and offer a solution as soon as possible, either replacement or refund.
  • Animal Kinhood is a series of anthropomorphic animal portraits created by Yago Partal. Each portrait features a real species dressed in clothing that reflects its personality, blending photography, illustration, and artificial intelligence.
  • Open editions (main shop) are on-demand products with no copy limit. Limited editions (the Editions section of the shop) have controlled numbering and premium finishes with gallery-grade materials.
  • If you notice a print defect (misaligned colours, stains, missing ink areas), contact us with photos at mail@yagopartal.com. Production defects are resolved with a replacement at no extra cost.
  • Yes, we ship worldwide. Shipping costs vary by region and product type. You can see the exact cost at checkout before confirming your order.
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