Almost by chance I caught a programme on BBC2 on '
Hidden Treasures of Australian art',(on iPlayer for next 20 days) concentrating on Torres Strait Islanders. Starting with an artifact in Cambridge University collections , it looked at the connections between artwork and culture both in the past and how it is practised today including the amazing linocuts of
Alick Tiputi.
It reminded me to search out this Torres Strait fish platter I bought in Cairns nearly 20 years ago - time to put it on more prominent view. Makes me want to fish out (pun intended) my lino cutting tools or at least take rubbings of those wonderful textures.
Also in that Cairns shop I bought this netted bag ( bilum) of vegetable fibres although I think it's probably from Papua New Guinea
