WILLIAM SAVAGE | 'Kulap (Gorr) - Medium' | Red / black / orange / yellow / purple Thulup au thonar Stingray season NAPOLEAN OUI | 'Djabugay Nation

NAPOLEAN OUI | 'Djabugay Nation Rainforest Shield Designs Set' | Djabugay Nation rainforest shield design | 2016 | Set of 7 | 3 colour etching on one plate | Paper size: 53

Native Title has misdirected the original litigation for personal land ownership and rights not communal or possession nor enjoyment

broken lives repaired with gold

AGNES  KOHLER | ‘Mirraa Kamarra’ | 2020 | Acrylic on board | 41 (dia) cm

WILLIAM SAVAGE | 'Kulap (Gorr) - Medium' | Red / black / orange / yellow / purple Thulup au thonar Stingray season NAPOLEAN OUI | 'Djabugay NationThese Kulaps are woven from rope and made with seeds from Matchbox Bean (Burny Bean) tree. Traditionally the dry seeds are cut in half, then strung on to vines to make a traditional musical instrument . Kulaps are used as a musical instrument (rattle or shaker) in the Torres Strait during traditional ceremonies and dancing, also complementing singing, drumming and chanting. WILLIAM SAVAGE 'Kulap (Gorr) Medium' Red black orange yellow purple