Tura Nagai

$2,520.00

SKU: DN149 Categories: , , ,

Description

 

Tura Nagai is an important place on Badu where, during the headhunting days, thuraw mabaig (a lookout man) kept watch for unwelcome visitors from across the sea. When the watchman sighted warriors approaching Badu in war canoes, he sounded a bu (trumpet-shell), warning the community of impending danger. Upon hearing the signal, women gathered the island’s children and hid them in the mangroves. Separately, the men formed a yatai (two-line defensive pattern) in the undergrowth at the top of the beach and waited to wage batuk (war) on the approaching invaders. In this image, Dennis has created a pyramid of maiwar (clam-shells), on top of which sits a single bu (trumpet-shell). The mound of clam-shells represents Tura Nagai and the trumpet-shell represents thuraw mabaig (a lookout man) sitting on the crown of the hill. Detailed within the clam-shells are a group of invading warriors approaching the island by canoe.

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Additional information

Weight 3 kg
Dimensions 105 × 16 × 16 cm
Medium

Etching

Artist

Dennis Nona

Image Size

Paper

Paper Size

Published

Edition Size

45

Studio

Under The House Of Art Brisbane, QLD

Printer

David Jones and Tadeusz Jacek Rybinski

Types

Prints

Region

Torres Strait Islands

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