Waru

Size: Paper SIze: H1060mm x W780mm, Image Size: H787mm x W593mm

Medium: Monoprint

$1,520.00 (Incl GST)

Waru (sea turtle) is an important totem for Torres Strait people.

When the little brown jelly fish come down from the estuaries like a brown river thousands of turtles gather to feast on them. We don’t hunt the waru then because their intestines will be filled with jellyfish and they’re no good to eat.

When we do hunt waru we do it at particular times and places. We only catch the turtles that are on the reef.