PAULA SAVAGE - Moa Island | 'Migi Bag #167' | Woven rafia + jute | 2026PAULA SAVAGE is from the Dabugal clan of Moa Island and the Kaurareg clan of Muralag (Prince of Wales Island). An artist at the Ngalmun Lagau Minaral Art Centre Moa Arts, Paula works across weaving, printmaking, and jewellery to share contemporary expressions of Torres Strait Islander culture and ancestral stories. Her practice has developed into the making of unique woven bags that bring together land and water relationships through color,

Apu kaazi kaymel tadaumka

Lynelle holds a Diploma in Indigenous Visual Arts from Tropical North Queensland’s Institute of TAFE (2012)

varied edition  6/6 | 120 x 80

I use the same basketry knotting and tying techniques to create my baskets and contemporary pieces like my jewellery and these open woven mats

longstanding relationship with the artist

Image size: 167 x 246 mm

2009Published by Djumbunji Press KickArts Fine Art PrintmakingImage size: 176 x 122 mmPaper size: 390 x 265 mmPaper type: Hahnemuhle off white 300 GSM paperInk type: CharbonnelCollaborative printer: Dian DarmansjahEditioning printers: Dian Darmansjah and Jacinta Numina Waugh

reflecting ancestral knowledge and tradition

Knowledge of the Southeasterly Season is important

which was attached to the weapon

screen printing

Translated into English