9 DN052
Dennis Nona Gapu Dhangal 2004
Etching on BFK Rives Paper Paper 570 x 760mm $600
Gapu Dhangal means Sucker Fish and Dugong in western Torres Strait language. This is one of the traditional
ways of hunting for dugongs in the western Torres Strait Islands. A rope made out of coconut fibres is tied to
the Sucker Fish and then released into the water where the hunters know the Dugong are feeding. The Sucker
Fish attaches itself to the Dugong, and then the hunters follow the Dugong until it is weak and finally the
hunters harpoon it.
Medium: Etching
Edition Size: 99
Printer: David Jones
Studio: Griffith University Print Studio
Etching Created At: Brisbane, QLD on September, 2003
Print Published: Brisbane, QLD on January, 2004
Paper: BFK Rives
Paper Height: 570 mm ( 22.4" )
Paper Width: 760 mm ( 29.9" )
Image Height: 180 mm ( 7.1" )
Image Width: 610 mm ( 24.0" )
I.D. : DN052