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Maniyotha – 3 of 5

Maniyotha is a rich type of vegetable that is used as the main ingredient in food, when there are gatherings for feasting, ceremonies or special events in the Torres Strait. They are very easy to plant and easy to be dug up from the kaikai (food) gardens. Best before the rain season while it’s still fresh. Maniyotha is well known as cassava. Their leaves are edible it can be used to treat a fever, it is good to boil the leaf with cassava to reduce body temperature.

Art Centre notes:

Image size: 60 cm x 40 cm, Paper size: 76 cm x 56 cm

The artwork is a ‘pochoir’ print, or monoprint, printed on BFK Rives paper

100% cotton rag with strong archival properties.

Categories: Moa Arts

Name: Paula Savage

Language: Kala Lagaw Ya, Creole

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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