JOEL SAM | 'Dhoeybaw (yam leaves)' | Etching / Chine colle Not quite vitruvian 2015 5 (w) cm | Edition

5 (w) cm | Edition 1/1

Catalogue: 8-20

Artwork story: Tamwoy wharf is an historical wharf for quarantine patient in the past

"Aka Na Ngurpay refers to the teaching of Aka (grandmother)gardening teaching

JOEL SAM | 'Dhoeybaw (yam leaves)' | Etching / Chine colle Not quite vitruvian 2015 5 (w) cm | Edition"My Grandfathers totem Dhoeybaw Clan" Joel Sam Joel Sams family lives in Bamaga, Cape York, and originates from Saibai Island in the Torres Strait. Born on Thursday Island, he currently lives in Cairns, having finished his art studies in 2005 with a Diploma of Art from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Visual Arts Course at the Tropical North Queensland Institute of TAFE. Since then he has been developing an art practice and technical skills in the