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Alick Tipoti Zugubal 2006
Linocut 810x2000mm image, 1010x2100mm paper $6750
Zugubal is plural for Zugub. The Zugubal in the western Zenadh Kes (Torres Strait) looked like humans while
they inhabited the island world, but they were super human in their strength and deeds. they have the ability to
transform into anything of any shape or form in the natural world. They possess powers which enable them to
summon thunders, lightning, wind and rain, and they could control the moods of the sea to suit themselves. In
this print I have depicted a group of Zugubal, navigating by stars of their ancestors; the great Zugub leaders
Thagai and Kang. Above the travellers the star constellation shows the movement of Thagai and Kang. The
Southern Cross is the left hand of Thagai holding the spears. Corvus is the right hand of Thagai. Scorpio is the
canoe part of this constellation where his brother Kang sits.

Edition Size: 35
Medium: Linocut
Lino Created: Horn Island (TSI), QLD on October, 2006
Published: Cairns, QLD on December, 2006
Printer: Stuart Blannin Ferguson, Alick Tipoti
Studio: Editions Tremblay NFP Paper: Hahnemuhle 350gsm
Orientation: Landscape
Paper Height: 1,010 mm ( 39.8" )
Paper Width: 2,200 mm ( 86.6" )
Image Height: 810 mm ( 31.9" )
Image Width: 2,000 mm ( 78.7" )