BILLY MISSI | 'Kodal Au Buai (Crocodile Clan)' | B/W lithographBilly Missi, 1970 2012, was a Maluilgal man from Mabuiag Island in the Torres Strait. Billy is known as one of the leading printmakers of this region, having exhibited widely and achieved both national and international acclaim. He comes from a respected family of art practitioners and choreographers, from the tribes of Wagedagam, Geomu and Panai in Malu Lilgal (Western Torres Strait). The Kodal au Buai is the major totem of Mabuiag Island in the

mechanical and chemical processes on the visual character of metal

thus only certain persons can wear them and perform the intended rituals

It is used in all of my work and contains my totem – the crocodile

This print is also available as part of a boxed set of 8 prints in a separate edition of 10

The Islanders’ knowledge of the habits of the many forms of marine life in the Strait’s waters and their highly developed skills of hunting and fishing have always assured them of a ready supply of seafood

300mm x 400mm

Inspired by the ancient tradition of rainforest shield designs and totemic motifs

Coral Trout motif

COPY EDITOR Evie Franzidis and Sarah Gory

Subjects: Mahogany glider--Queensland--Juvenile fiction

Details: Hand-dyed pandanus and cabbage palm with feathers

the willing sacrifice of one’s own self as fuel for the artistic and/or erotic act