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Dennis Nona Abatuli 2009
Etching on Hahnemuhle paper Image 450 mm x 980 mm, Paper 780 mm x 1070 mm
Unframed: $2500
Framed $3500
Abatuli are large baskets in which Badu women carry akul (mangrove shells), getalai (crabs) and other items. In earlier times, during the headhunting days, badu men used these baskets to carry kuik (human skulls). The baskets have always been woven by women, however these skills are not being passed to the younger generation as actively as they were in the past.