HEATHER KOOWOOTHA | 'Yuk Yaumen - Digging Stick Installation' | Timber / feathers / acrylic paints / ochres Leaf It is based on the

It is based on the spiritual acknowledgment of the dugong and the relationship we have as traditional people of the Maluyligal nation

She is currently Studio Co-ordinator at Moa Arts as well as being a leading artist

Languages: Torres Strait Creole

pen and ink on archival paper

This would be discarded immediately after use

HEATHER KOOWOOTHA | 'Yuk Yaumen - Digging Stick Installation' | Timber / feathers / acrylic paints / ochres Leaf It is based on the"Yuk Yauman is the Language name for the digging stick story. Before time, there was a couple who swam across the big river at Knox. The women had a digging stick that she decided to throw into the water. As soon as the stick hit the water a big sand bank formed. The same sand bank is there today. This story is part of my Clan group who are the Apelech people. The markings on the sticks are Apelech Clan designs. My Dad was from the Apelech Clan. He