Notes from my Country

A Collection of Australian Art by Naomi HOBSON

Notes from my Country

A Collection of Australian Art by Naomi HOBSON

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by NAOMI HOBSON of Miscellaneous Artists. The title is Tapil [Shovel-Nose Shark] (2019). [NH202001001C] (Hand Built Terracotta with White Slip Underglaze. Freehand Sgraffito.) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by NAOMI HOBSON of Miscellaneous Artists. The title is Tapil [Shovel-Nose Shark] (2019). [NH202001001C] (Hand Built Terracotta with White Slip Underglaze. Freehand Sgraffito.)
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Tapil [Shovel-Nose Shark] (2019)
NH202001001C
Hand Built Terracotta with White Slip Underglaze. Freehand Sgraffito.
 Tapil [Shovel-Nose Shark] (201… | NH202001001C
Hand Built Terracotta with White Sl…
 63 x 9cm | 24.8 x 3.54in (irregular)
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TAPIL - the Shovel-nosed shark is a Cultural Hero for the sandbeach people of the east coast Cape York Peninsula.

These contemporary poles show the markings of identity and place. They reflect patterns in the sand that Tapil marks with the tide.

They are part of the cultural family that is royal to us.