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It is held in the collection of the British Museum. It has been approximately 120 years since these pendants was taken from Mer (Murray Island), Torres Strait, and decades since these pendants have been created.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails: Organic Canvas Tote \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bag was designed, printed and sewed in Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Upfront","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39647247433807,"sku":"WYWTBED","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/2342\/products\/MMP2507-2.jpg?v=1658538996"},{"product_id":"wywtted","title":"WA YO WAY | 'Sea Totems' | Tea Towel | Emily Doolah","description":"\u003cp\u003eEMILY DOOLAH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn: Thursday Island\u003cbr\u003eRegion: Torres Strait Islands\u003cbr\u003eTribe: Meriam Samsep, Wagedagam – Panay Buway , Peiudu             \u003cbr\u003eTotem: Tiger Shark, Owl Moth, Driftwood, Torres Strait Pidgeon, Frigate Bird, crocodile, dugong, mackerel.\u003cbr\u003eSaltwater \/ Freshwater: Saltwater\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: Torres Strait Creole, Meriam Mer, Kala Lagaw Ya\u003cbr\u003eCurrent Location: Horn Island  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'SEA TOTEMS'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Torres Strait totems are sacred objects, it symbolizes a group of people, such as a family, clan, lineage, and tribe.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails: Tea towel, cotton\/linen blend \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tea towel was designed, printed and sewed in Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Upfront","offers":[{"title":"wywtted","offer_id":39647247466575,"sku":"wywtted","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/2342\/products\/MMP2486-2.jpg?v=1658538234"},{"product_id":"wywttgllsl","title":"WA YO WAY | 'Story Lines' | Tea Towel \/ Green + pink | Grace Lillian Lee","description":"\u003cp\u003eGRACE LILLIAN LEE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn: Cairns\u003cbr\u003eRegion:  Murray Island           \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLanguage: Meriam Mir   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaltwater \/ Freshwater: Saltwater\u003cbr\u003eCurrent Location: Cairns \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'STORY LINES' \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I explore my lineage through the act of weaving. 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