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Ancestor Figure3308/3

Glazed ceramic ancestor figure. Figure has a conical body with two holes where arms should be. Each arm hole has stamped triangles encircling it. The figure's head is shield-like and convex and attached at the tapered point of the body. The face is decorated with stamped facial features and a built up long rectangular nose. Tied to the head is a headdress made of woven white and red fishing net, with a single white and brown feather extending from the top. The figure wears a skirt with a fringe, knotted at the waistband. The skirt alternates between natural yellow-brown fibres, red fibres, and white net fibres. Around the waist and neck are two ceramic ornaments strung on twisted fibres. Within the body hang three light yellow glass skulls that are visible through the armholes. The artist's initials are carved into the figure's neck, and behind both the chest and waist ornaments - 'JKT'.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
clay, glaze, plant fibre, synthetic fibre, feather and glass ?
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands: Erub Island” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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T-shirt3308/2

Synthetic collared T-shirt with printed design. Front depicts an ocean view with ghost net art of a sea turtle and hammerhead shark layered overtop. The sides and sleeves have designs in black, white and bright green, yellow and blue. The back has images of ghost net sea turtle art on the left shoulder layered over an image of ghost nets under water. An image of ceramic figures across the lower back. The back of the collar reads 'Erub Arts', back of shirt 'Celebrating 10th Anniversary of Corporation 2018' and 'Erub Erwer Meta Corporation' across the hem.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
dye and polyester fibre
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands: Erub Island” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jellyfish Sculpture3308/1

Jellyfish figure made from reclaimed plastic fishing nets ("ghost nets"), plastic twine and rope. Woven white hood, and white tentacles, some loose and some braided, decorated with looped strands of orange or brown plastic. A matted section of plastic extends down from the centre, with the long tentacles around it. There is one coiled, disc-shaped decoration in the tentacles, white wrapped with thin brown strands.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
plastic
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands: Erub Island” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sepa3285/2

Jellyfish figure made from reclaimed plastic fishing nets ("ghost nets"), plastic twine and rope. Woven white with yellow hood, and white tentacles with yellow and black loosely looped tentacles.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
plastic
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands: Erub Island” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rosey3285/1

Jellyfish figure made from reclaimed plastic fishing nets ("ghost nets"), plastic twine and rope. White with orange and red hood; white and red tentacles.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
plastic
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands: Erub Island” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dama3285/4

Jellyfish figure made from reclaimed plastic fishing nets ("ghost nets"), plastic twine and rope. Woven white hood with a ring of red and a ring of green, and braided white tentacles decorated with small orange circles.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
plastic
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands: Erub Island” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paula3285/3

Jellyfish figure made from reclaimed plastic fishing nets ("ghost nets"), plastic twine and rope. Woven white hood with lines of red, black and green, and white tentacles, some of which are coiled in blue, red, green, orange or black.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
plastic
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands: Erub Island” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shark Sculpture3286/1

Large hammerhead shark 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
metal, steel metal and plastic
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands: Erub Island” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Feather Headdress2763/21

Headdress made of cassowary feathers and plastic bags. The ends of the bundled long feathers, tightly wrapped with strips of black, white, green or pink plastic bags are bound together into a flat band with double braids of a variety of rope pieces that join together at the sides and continue as long braided ties, with more plastic strips intertwined. Most of the feathers (dark and some light) stick upwards from the main section of the band while light ones hang downwards from each end.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
cassowary feather, plastic, grass and dye
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arm OrnamentC1732 a

A simple brown circular piece, creating a bracelet-like effect. The sides are flat and carved with an exterior design consisting of a zig zag pattern.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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