WILLIAM SAVAGE | 'Kulap (Gorr) keyring' | Green / black Valmai AMBRYM this word means ‘to go

this word means ‘to go walkabout’

'Absence' Lenore Howard

Etching printed in black from 1 plate

kerkath walamidh kuyk yawaran ngulayg apaw zageth ika

I speak four Indigenous languages and English

WILLIAM SAVAGE | 'Kulap (Gorr) keyring' | Green / black Valmai AMBRYM this word means ‘to goThese Kulaps are woven from rope and made with seeds from Matchbox Bean (Burny Bean) tree. Traditionally the dry seeds are cut in half, then strung on to vines to make a traditional musical instrument . Kulaps are used as a musical instrument (rattle or shaker) in the Torres Strait during traditional ceremonies and dancing, also complementing singing, drumming and chanting. WILLIAM SAVAGE 'Kulap (Gorr) keyring' Green black Burney bean seed + rope 5