Shenane Jago, Turtle Shells

Shenane Jago, Turtle ShellsShenane Jago (Turtle Shells) Glazed Ceramic and copper wire 183 x 19 x 4. 5cm 81 x 18 x 4. 5cm To make my turtle shells as life like as possible, I collect empty turtle shells from around the swampy areas around Normanton. They are just laying around. I clean them up and use them as moulds for my clay work. I dry the top shell, put them into a kiln and glaze them different colours. To do the body I draw it on paper and cut it out together with the top

The cassowary and many other animals eat the berries and redeposit the seeds inside all over the rainforest

Some of them are cheeky too

we renew and carry forward the knowledge and strength of those who have come before us

76 x 152 x 3cm

This raffia was rolled into string and woven together to make dilly bags

Cassowary food - Blue Quandong

45cm length & 56cm length

Wanjibung learned the art from his boy

Wii wiima-li (Make a Fire)

and my mother makes the sauce to go with it

listening to their calls and tracking them down in the trees

along with our culture and traditions