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Published by on June 1, 2023

Malu Basket I

Malu here on Kubin shows different colours during the day as the tide is coming up. Which always makes it a nice beautiful day to go out fishing and spear fishing and diving.

Art Centre notes:

The bag is made of natural raffia seagrass chord and seeds.

It is made using a traditional ‘one twist’ method. It has a thin plaited strap. The strap is closed at the end. The bag has some seeds that hang from the bag as decorations.

The dyes are commercial and colour fast.

Size of bowl: 10cm x 12cm

Categories: Moa Arts

Name: Paula Savage

Language: Kala Lagaw Ya

Community: Kubin

Biography:

My name is Paula Savage, I'm from Kubin Community Moa Island in the near western cluster of islands in the Torres Strait. I was born here on Moa Island and am a resident in the community.

I come from the Serganilgal clan group from the village of Dabu on Moa Island, and the Kaurareg Nation of Muralag and Kiriri.

Art was my interest from such a young age and during high school I studied visual arts and commercial arts.

After leaving school I pursued other job careers, in early 2017 I became a member of Ngalmun Lagau Minaral Art Centre (Moa Arts) in Kubin Community to take up my passion for visual arts again.

A lot of my interest in art is in weaving, lino printing, tie-dying, fabric printing, drawing, carving, and jewellery making.

My artworks are based on my cultural heritage, stories in traditional knowledge, techniques and styles and also, I like to express my art based on our everyday lifestyle which we still today practice, our cultural laws and customs.

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