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Kaubu Miebur Kab [War Plane Dance]
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Maker: Gutchen, Kapua
In 2018 the Australian War Memorial commissioned artist and Elder Kapua Gutchen Senior (Meriam Mir) of Erub Erwer Meta (Erub Arts) on Erub (Darnley Island) in the Zenadh Kes (Torres Strait). He was as...AWM2018.1117.2
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Koskergiz Kaubu Kerkerr ge [TSI Womenfolks of the War Era]
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Maker: Gutchen, Kapua
In 2018 the Australian War Memorial commissioned artist and Elder Kapua Gutchen Senior (Meriam Mir) of Erub Erwer Meta (Erub Arts) on Erub (Darnley Island) in the Zenadh Kes (Torres Strait). He was as...AWM2018.1117.5
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Kowbu Gidha Kedha [World war story as its told]
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Maker: Tipoti, Alick
'This print is my interpretation of the plane stories from World War 2 being told through songs. Songs and dances were our main tools of education. The figures on the top are the village dancers of th...AWM2016.401.1
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Kuyurudh [arrow head formation]
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Maker: Nona, Matilda
'Through this print I tell of my connection to the World War 2 stories. Through the eyes of the island women on ground, planes were seen passing above in the formation of the arrow. This formation is ...AWM2016.401.4
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Ngaw Athen Thonarnu [during my grandfathers time]
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Maker: Gaidan, Aiona Tala
'Ngaw Athen Thonarnu means during my grandfathers time. The seven stars across the top of the print represents myself and my six siblings. In the centre I show a soldier kneeling before a cross paying...AWM2016.401.5
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Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion
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Maker: Ware, Rosie
Rosie Ware (born 1959) is a Torres Strait Islander (TSI) artist based on Waiben (Thursday) Island. An award winning textile artist she works primarily in lino-block, hand printed fabrics that combine ...ART96820