Status: Stock Tea Towel ‘Birmba (White Cockatoo)’ by Lorna Shuan – TTLS03 Birmba (White Cockatoo) is my family totem. It has been passed down from generation to generation. They always remind me of my grandfather, my sister and other family members who have passed on. White Cockatoos are like protective Read more…
Status: Stock Tea Towel ‘Nautilus Shell’ by Laurence Gibson – TTLG03 I am an Eastern Kuku Yalanji man. Members of my extended family have totems related directly to the Great Barrier Reef. The nautilus shell in this design represents our sea country. The reef is sacred to us but also Read more…
Status: Stock Tea Towel ‘Kunjuri (Rainforest Shield)’ by Gregory Salt – TTGS02 Traditional shields were carved from a single piece of timber cut from side of the buttress root of a rainforest fig-tree. The kidney shaped shields are unique to the rainforest Bama of Far North Queensland. They were decorated Read more…
Status: Stock Tea Towel ‘Kurranji (Cassowary)’ by Karen Shuan – TTKS04 The cassowary is one of the major Totems (Ancestral Spirit Being) for our Kuku Yalanji people. He is, a big, dangerous bird that rules the rainforest. He can attack people but at the same time he helps with growing Read more…
Status: Stock Tea Towel ‘Wambiji (Platypus)’ by Vanessa Cannon – TTVC04 Platypus are very shy. They like to hide under rocks and can rarely be seen when people are around. When I was 17 years old, I used to go for a swim with my partner, Laurence, in the Mossman Read more…
Status: Stock S.J. Burchill, Wurarr-Wurarr (Dragonfly)
Status: Stock S.J. Burchill, Wurarr-Wurarr (Dragonfly)
Status: Stock G. Salt, Kunjuri (Rainforest Shield) Traditional shields were carved from a single piece of timber cut from side of the buttress root of a rainforest fig-tree. The kidney shaped shields are unique to the rainforest Bama of Far North Queensland. They were decorated with clan, totem or moiety Read more…
Status: Stock G. Salt, Kunjuri (Rainforest Shield) Traditional shields were carved from a single piece of timber cut from side of the buttress root of a rainforest fig-tree. The kidney shaped shields are unique to the rainforest Bama of Far North Queensland. They were decorated with clan, totem or moiety Read more…
Status: Stock G. Salt, Kunjuri (Rainforest Shield) Traditional shields were carved from a single piece of timber cut from side of the buttress root of a rainforest fig-tree. The kidney shaped shields are unique to the rainforest Bama of Far North Queensland. They were decorated with clan, totem or moiety Read more…