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Click to enlargeb. 1973
- Region
- Torres Strait Islands
- Community
- Badhu (Badu Island)
- Language group
- Maluilgal; Kala Lagaw Ya
Tab Ar Sappur – Snake and Flying Fox, 2000
linocut
$350
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- Edition size
- 75
- Printer
- Theo Tremblay
- Studio
- Editions Tremblay NFP, Bungendore NSW
- Paper
- 280gsm Velin BFK Rives
- Paper size
- 80 x 60 cm
- Image size
- 75 x 43 cm
- AAPN
- DN022
- Exhibited
- Gelam Nguzu Kazi – Dugong My Son: The First Exhibition of Limited Edition Linocuts by the Artists of the Mualgau Minaral Artist Collective from Mua Island in the Torres Strait, curated by Adrian Newstead, organised by the Australian Art Print Network for the Kubin Community Council, Mua Island, Torres Strait, 2001.
- Artwork story
- There are many bats that live in the mangroves surrounding Moa Island. The snakes are attracted to this area by the bats which they hunt for food. The snake is also a clan totem for the artist. The locals also eat the bats which are considered to be good medicine, particularly for someone suffering from asthma.