Gir Kep (Bird Arrow)

Description

This print displays the bird arrow and more specifically the heads, which in turn are inserted in reef shafts.  These heavy-headed arrows, carved from hardwood with painted decorations, were used to stun birds rather than pierce their bodies and as with all arrows in the Torres Strait, this example was one of many that were traded in from the New Guinea homeland.

Edition of 35

linocut 2013

printed in black ink on cotton Arches Velin Cuvee (France)