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Squid Sculpture3483/3

Small squid figure made from reclaimed plastic fishing nets. It has a long grey and turquoise mantle, with two light green and white fins along the sides. Edges of fins bordered with turquoise and orange strands. Head is white and turquoise with large, black circular eyes on either side. Eyes lined with dark blue and dark yellow twine. Overtop the head and mantle are curvilinear motifs, done in dark yellow plastic. Has a round, open orange and white mouth. Extending from the base of the head, surrounding the mouth, are eight arms and two tentacles. Tentacles are tipped with orange diamond shapes. All appendages are white with turquoise, dark blue, green and orange braided throughout.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
plastic
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sea Turtle Sculpture3483/1

Small sea turtle figure made from reclaimed plastic fishing nets ("ghost nets"), plastic twine and rope. Turtle has a white, circular head with large, round black eyes on either side. Fins are white and blue, belly made of thick grey-green rope. Curved shell is white with black, turquoise, green and pink strands woven throughout.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
plastic
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sauge Squid3431/1

Giant squid sculpture made from reclaimed plastic fishing nets ("ghost nets"), plastic twine, mild steel, and galvanized wire. The figure has a partial metal frame inside. The squid has a long mantle made of net and coiled plastic, six white arms with coiled red suction cups, and two longer feeding tentacles with blue netting on the diamond-shaped tips. It has two giant circular eyes on either side of its head, a round open mouth with black beak, a multi-coloured fringe-like collar, and two long fins made of black and gold net with white coil decorations.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
steel metal, plastic and metal
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands: Erub Island” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Eip Kor Korr3306/1

Large sea turtle figure made from reclaimed plastic fishing nets ("ghost nets"), plastic twine and rope. Figure has a partial metal frame inside.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
steel metal and plastic
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands: Erub Island” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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