WA YO WAY | 'Sea Totems' | Tea Towel | Emily Doolah

EMILY DOOLAH

Born: Thursday Island
Region: Torres Strait Islands
Tribe: Meriam Samsep, Wagedagam – Panay Buway , Peiudu             
Totem: Tiger Shark, Owl Moth, Driftwood, Torres Strait Pidgeon, Frigate Bird, crocodile, dugong, mackerel.
Saltwater / Freshwater: Saltwater
Language: Torres Strait Creole, Meriam Mer, Kala Lagaw Ya
Current Location: Horn Island  

'SEA TOTEMS'

"Torres Strait totems are sacred objects, it symbolizes a group of people, such as a family, clan, lineage, and tribe." 

Details: Tea towel, cotton/linen blend 

This tea towel was designed, printed and sewed in Australia.