WILLIAM SAVAGE | ‘Kulap (Gorr) shaker’ | Small | Green / goldThese Kulaps are woven from rope and made with seeds from Matchbox Bean (Burny Bean) tree. Traditionally the dry seeds are cut in half, then strung on to vines to make a traditional musical instrument . Kulaps are used as a musical instrument (rattle or shaker) in the Torres Strait during traditional ceremonies and dancing, also complementing singing, drumming and chanting. WILLIAM SAVAGE Kulap (Gorr) shaker Small Green gold

I am a Mabuyag descendant

Ink type: Permaset Inks

featuring local Cairns designer Funda Baldimir

if you go to this part of land you have got to be quiet and no making noise or swearing

au for concession memberships and program details

Dimensions: 42 (h) x 52

AMY LOOGATHA | 'Kabara - Salt Pan II' | Painting / acrylic on arches paper | 76 x 57

stonefish or other sharp shells lying on the reef where they walk in search of incoming fish

Mats were also used as sails for the canoes

I took a video and showed him

as a response to the significance of the year 2020 - 250 years since James Cook first arrived on our shores

Shannon Brett is a descendant of the Wakka Wakka