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Gapu Dhangal Dennis Nona (Badu Island) Torres Strait 2004 Etching edition of 99 22 2/3" x 29 7/8" $600.00 CDN $1,225.00 CDN with custom frame contact us for more information. Reserve this artwork for purchase. View more pieces by this artist. previous  ·  index  ·  next Gapu Dhangal means Sucker Fish and Dugong in western Torres Strait language. This is one of the traditional ways of hunting for dugongs in the western Torres Strait Islands. A rope made out of coconut fibres is tied to the Sucker Fish and then released into the water where the hunters know the Dugong are feeding. The Sucker Fish attaches itself to the Dugong, and then the hunters follow the Dugong until it is weak and finally the hunters harpoon it.

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