Fish Traps by Mahalia Mabo, Other Media, Aboriginal Fish Traps by Mahalia Mabo Fish Traps by Mahalia Mabo
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Fish Traps by Mahalia Mabo, Other Media, Aboriginal
Fish Traps by Mahalia Mabo
Fish Traps by Mahalia Mabo
Other Media by Mahalia Mabo 45 Artworks Sold

Fish Traps

Other Media, Paper (Requires Framing)

90cm (W) x 60cm (H) x 1cm (D)

Certificate of Authenticity Included
A$590
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Artwork Description

My beautiful grandmother. She had a room dedicated to beautiful ocean treasures and memories. A huge turtle shell hung from the wall. Photographs filled shelves, a huge one of my sister and cousin, so identical they were often mistaken for twins. I would walk through, looking at all the photographs and picking up the huge shells. Pressing them to my ear and listening to the sound of the waves crashing inside. My cousin told me it was the sound of home, no doubt a story passed from generations before us. Not sure the first time I saw a fish trap… it was probably in that room amongst all of the beautiful ocean treasures…

Artist Bio
Photo of Mahalia Mabo
Mahalia Mabo 45 artworks | 10 Sold

Mahalia Mabo is a proud Manbarra, Nywaigi and Meriam woman. She comes from a long line of artists and creatives. Her paternal grandparents, the late activists Dr Eddie Koiki Mabo and Dr Bonita Mabo were both artists and creatives, her father a sculptor and mother and maternal grandmother painters. Her artwork represents her connection to Country, family and her saltwater heritage. Her paternal grandfather connects her to Mer in the Torres Straits and her paternal grandmother connects her to the Great Barrier Reef and its creation story. Mahalia is an intuitive artist.