Frangipani is a popular plant in the Torres Strait, its used as decoration or space of privacy in the garden. The plant can be planted in any soil. some also placed in plant pots to grow before transferred into the ground to blossom and bloom in the yard.
Art Centre notes:
The artwork is a (colour reduction/B/W) lino print, printed on BFK Rives paper (100% cotton rag with strong archival properties).
Artist: Louisa Savage
Printer: Dian Darmansjah
Printed: Moa Arts Studio Feb 2024
Frangipani is a popular plant in the Torres Strait, its used as decoration or space of privacy in the garden. The plant can be planted in any soil. some also placed in plant pots to grow before transferred into the ground to blossom and bloom in the yard.
Art Centre notes:
The artwork is a (colour reduction/B/W) lino print, printed on BFK Rives paper (100% cotton rag with strong archival properties).
Artist: Louisa Savage
Printer: Dian Darmansjah
Printed: Moa Arts Studio Feb 2024
Frangipani is a popular plant in the Torres Strait, its used as decoration or space of privacy in the garden. The plant can be planted in any soil. some also placed in plant pots to grow before transferred into the ground to blossom and bloom in the yard.
Art Centre notes:
The artwork is a (colour reduction/B/W) lino print, printed on BFK Rives paper (100% cotton rag with strong archival properties).
Artist: Louisa Savage
Printer: Dian Darmansjah
Printed: Moa Arts Studio Feb 2024
Wakuka (Kookaburra) is an important totem or spiritual being for our Kuku Yalanji clans. We call him a messenger bird because he lets us know when a family member has passed away.
Walkar (Bush Goanna) is found in eastern and western Yalanji land both in rainforest country and inland plains. Walkarr was an important food source to our Kuku Yalanji ancestors. Goannas are great tree climbers and sometimes hard to catch.
Walkarr was hunted with spears and brought back to prepare and cook in earth ovens or over a fire. Once it was cooked it was laid on paperbark and a mussel shell was used to scrape the outside of the skin and to cut up the meat to share. The oil from the Walkarr was also used as a liniment and to make cooking oil.
The rainforest parrot is a very important totem (spirit being) for all Kuku Yalanji clan groups. Cultural knowledge of this spirit being has been passed down from generation to generation. The rainforest parrot cannot be touched or hunted for food. They have to be left alone. They are special birds that have a sacred meaning for us.
Kurriyala is the big name for a number of different snakes that live on Kuku Yalanji country. It is also used to refer to the rainbow serpent, the most culturally significant totem or creator being for the Kuku Yalanji clan groups. In this art work the snake figure represents the rainbow serpent: Kurriyala created our land. Before he arrived here the land was flat but as he moved about in a snake-like manner the mountains, valleys and rivers were formed. The large rounded rocks in some of our rivers represent his eggs, making bathing in these places forbidden. Kurriyala lives in the rock pools of certain rivers and has the power to heal us.
