WILLIAM SAVAGE | 'Kulap (Gorr) - Medium' | Red / black / orange / yellow / purple Thulup au thonar Stingray season having finished his art studies

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 TAFE

shell food and anything else that would live in the mangroves

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

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

Torres Strait Islander culture will suffer

WILLIAM SAVAGE | 'Kulap (Gorr) - Medium' | Red / black / orange / yellow / purple Thulup au thonar Stingray season having finished his art studiesThese 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