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Puwapun

My print depicts the Puwapun (Pheasant Coucal) found on Moa Island.

‘The pheasant coucal (Centropus phasianinus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in AustraliaTimor and New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest. It has adapted well to canefields in northern Australia. The pheasant coucal is unusual among Australian cuckoos in that it incubates and raises its own young instead of laying its eggs in the nest of another species’. Text Wikipedia

Categories: Moa Arts

Name: Flora Warria


Language: Kala Lagaw Ya, Creole


Community: Kubin


Biography:

My name is Flora Warria, I'm from Kubin Community On Moa Island In the Torres Strait.

I am a descendant of the Mualgal Tribe. My ancestral land where I come from is Wug (now known as St Pauls Community).

Art and Craft has been a influence in my life from a very young age.

This knowledge has been passed down to me from generation to generation through oral teaching from ancestral time. This practice is still a big part of our lifestyle today.

In my art work I like to use natural materials and resources that is collected from my local area, with traditional knowledge I try to express my art and craft into contemporary visual arts.

My aim is to teach the younger generations to preserve and maintain our rich culture knowledge and practices for our future. 


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