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Alick Tipoti Gubau Aimai Mabaigal 2006
Linocut 810x3000mm image, 1010x3210mm paper $7750
Gubau Aimai Mabaigal means "Wind Makers" in the Maluilgal Zenadh Kes language. They are the Zugubal
who create and control the four winds that clear the airways of the islands. This print shows the yearly seasonal
calendar of my people, the Maluilgal. Sydney H. Ray was the first Westerner to document this information, he
was part of the anthropology expedition to Mabuaig Island lead by Alfred Cort Haddon in 1898. I have now
transformed some of the written information as the images you see before you. My translation takes its
inspiration from these historical documents. The small circles along the bottom border represent the twelve
Kisai/ Moelpal (moons/months) of the year. All the different images along the print are placed as if on a timeline,
in this way the print represents what we call the Wiath (year). The four great Zugubal figures are responsible
for controlling the four seasons/winds of the island world. My ancestors referred to these winds as Kuki (North
westerly winds), Wour/Sager (South easterly winds), Naigai (North easterly winds) and Zay (South westerly
winds).

Edition Size: 35
Medium: Linocut
Lino Created: Horn Island (TSI), QLD on October, 2006
Published: Cairns, QLD on September, 2006
Printer: Alick Tipoti, Stuart Blannin Ferguson
Studio: Editions Tremblay NFP Paper: Hahnemuhle 350gsm
Orientation: Landscape
Paper Height: 1,010 mm ( 39.8" )
Paper Width: 3,210 mm ( 126.4" )
Image Height: 810 mm ( 31.9" )
Image Width: 3,000 mm ( 118.1" )