CHRISTINE HOLROYD | 'My Grandma Body Paint' | Print Edition:17/40 1955 (Thursday Island)

1955 (Thursday Island)

those from the Torres Strait Islands spend much of their playtime in make-believe

POLY GONE COWBOY | ‘Deconstructed Parrot’ Singlet | blue / grey

In the sense

WILLIAM SAVAGE | 'Kulap (Gorr) keyring' | Green / black | Burney bean seed + rope | 5 (h) x 6 (w) cm

CHRISTINE HOLROYD | 'My Grandma Body Paint' | Print Edition:17/40 1955 (Thursday Island)"My name is Christine Holroyd. I am a Kugu and Thaayorre woman. My ancestors connect me to this place. I speak 4 Indigenous languages, and English. My people have been here forever. My father is Wik Iiyanh (fresh water people) from the Upper Holroyd River. My mother is Kugu Munhin (salt water people) from north Holroyd River. Both my parents were born in the bush. My dad worked in the stockyard before he met my mum. He worked as a drover for no wages