TRA KOWSAL Tra Kowsal – Blood wood gum trees blooms after monsoon season around February to April. Indicating abundance of squids and crayfish. Art Centre notes: The artwork is a monotype on BFK Rives paper (100% cotton rag with strong archival properties). Paper size 38 x 28cm. Artist: Loretta Glanville Printer: Dian Darmansjah Printed: Moa Read more…
KUYUP 2 OF 3 Art Centre notes: The artwork is a collagraph, printed on BFK Rives paper. (100% cotton rag with strong archival properties). Paper Size: 53 x 40cm Artist: Babetha Nawia Printer: Dian Darmansjah Printed at: Moa Arts Studio, Feb 2024
Guy stain 3 OF 3 Guy coconut water is very refreshing the kaikai in the coconut is very soft and delicate. The skin can be chewed on, when chewing on the skin it turns from white to a orange staining shine. The guy stain coconut can be like a greenish Read more…
Urab 6 Of 6 Urab means coconut in language, its mostly found near the beach or depends if planted as a plant in your yard. It comes in handy now and then wether its for chasing mosquito away with the mouth (skin) or making wakes (coconut oil) leaving the leftover Read more…
Urab 1 OF 6 Urab means coconut in language, its mostly found near the beach or depends if planted as a plant in your yard. It comes in handy now and then wether its for chasing mosquito away with the mouth (skin) or making wakes (coconut oil) leaving the leftover Read more…
Passing Knowledge I love relaxing by the lake watching the turtles and feeding them. There’s something peaceful about it.
Bow River Country, Kathy Ramsay This is Bow River County. My family has a strong history of this place. My grandfather Timmy Timms (Snr) named the dams here redrock damn, and the redrock itself called redrock and the damn near the hill is called marringarnji dam, meaning where dingos come Read more…
Kurriyala (Carpet Snake) The carpet snake used to be an important food animal for our ancestors. They wrapped the meat in native ginger leaves and cooked it on the hot coals of the ground oven. They also used the skin to make head bands or skillfully sewed blankets to keep the Read more…
Kubilaw Noeraw Dhangal The lines depicted on the dhangal (dugong) show the traditional cuts that are used by Maubiay. The name of this cut is kaiar rou dun and is used to ensure that all of the meat and precious fat is obtained and shared amongst the community. The tear-shaped Read more…
Waru Waru (sea turtle) is an important totem for Torres Strait people. When the little brown jelly fish come down from the estuaries like a brown river thousands of turtles gather to feast on them. We don’t hunt the waru then because their intestines will be filled with jellyfish and Read more…