WORKS BY LEADING ABORIGINAL, TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERS AND WESTERN AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS

Dennis NONA_Waii and Soibai_Torres Strait

N°: 1649

Artist: Dennis NONA

Title: Waii and Soibai

Art : Aboriginal

Community: Ile de Badu

Dimensions: L: 76 x H: 61 cm

Date: 2000

Medium: linocut
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his is an epic story from the days of head hunting - a ritual practice which brought strength and luck to a family, but woe to the person who travelled afar in strange territory.

Dennis Nona shows warriors, under the command of Waii and Soibai, preparing to fight to protect their territory against attackers from a neighbouring island.

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