Waru

$250.00

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Description

The Waru is a primary totem of some of the kinship groups. Waru is Kala lagaw Ya (Western Torres Strait Island dialect) for Turtle. They were a major food sources, and highly highly prized but are now on the verge of extinction due to pollution and over hunting. Before colonisation, Waru played an important cultural role for the Torres Strait communities. Used extensively for ceremonial purposes and as a trading currency, the flake from the turtle back was used to make the Keral (traditional ceremonial mask) and was only hand produced within the Torres Strait Melanesian communities.

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Additional information

Weight 0.5 kg
Dimensions 36 × 9 × 9 cm
Medium

Linocut

Artist

David Bosun

Image Size

Paper

Paper Size

Published

Edition Size

75

Studio

Under the House of Art, Brisbane QLD

Printers

David Jones and Tadeusz Jacek Rybinski

Types

Prints

Region

Torres Strait Islands

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