42 DN108
Dennis Nona Agudal - Totem 2004
Etching on Magnani Paper Paper: 330mm x 350mm SOLD
This work identifies the totems on Badu Island: the dog (Umai), crocodile (Kodal), dugong (Dangal) and
stingray (Tutmul). Totems differentiate tribes in the Western Torres Strait islands, which affect marital relations
in particular. Only people from different clans are allowed to marry, and just before marriage the female is
initiated into her future husband's clan. The patterning around the totems is unique to Badu Island and is often
engraved into masks and spearheads.
Medium: Etching
Edition Size: 45
Printer: David Jones
Studio: David Jones Editions
Etching Created At: Brisbane, QLD on September, 2004
Print Published: Brisbane, QLD on April, 2006
Paper: Magnani
Paper Height: 330 mm ( 13.0" )
Paper Width: 350 mm ( 13.8" )
Image Height: 240 mm ( 9.4" )
Image Width: 250 mm ( 9.8" )
I.D. : DN108