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New Works by Torres Strait Islander Alick Tipoti


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Alick Tipoti Kaiyar 2007
Linocut hand coloured 200x300mm image, 290x390mm paper $250
Kaiyar means Tropical Rock Lobster, or simply Crayfish. The Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster fishery is one
of the most valuable commercial fisheries in Zenadh Kes and very important to many Torres Strait Islanders.
The fishery is based on a single species, the Ornate or Tropical Rock Lobster (Panulirus Ornatus).

Edition Size: 100
Medium: Linocut Hand Coloured
Lino Created: Horn Island (TSI), QLD on October, 2007
Published: Thursday Island (TSI), QLD on December, 2007
Printer: Alick Tipoti
Studio: Artist's Studio Paper: BFK Rives
Orientation: Landscape
Paper Height: 290 mm ( 11.4" )
Paper Width: 390 mm ( 15.4" )
Image Height: 200 mm ( 7.9" )
Image Width: 300 mm ( 11.8" )