- Title: Muma – Torres Strait Pigeon – SOLD
- Artist: Janice Murray
- Region: Tiwi Islands
- Art Centre: Jilamara Arts and Crafts
- Medium: Etching
- Collection:
- Dimensions: 90 x 60 cm
- Edition Size: 30
- Price ($AUD): $ 770
Artwork Story
The Torres Strait Pigeon or Muma arrive in the Tiwi Islands in August and September, the late dry season and stay during the wet season
until February or March.They love to eat the red fruit of the Jora or Carpentaria Palm.
Janice Murray is renowned for her depictions of the vast array of birdlife that inhabit the Tiwi Islands.
This original limited editon print was made as a result of Janice being awarded the 2017 APW Collie Print Trust Fellowship. Janice was
artist in residence in May 2017 and worked in collaboration with Senior Printers Martin King and Simon White at the Australian Print
Workshop based in Melbourne, to produce a major body of works.