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By Author: Ms Rebecca Fisher

Ghost net art: Turtle

 Earlier this year, we acquired a ghost net ‘Turtle’ that was made by Ellarose Savage.
 

By: Ms Rebecca Fisher, Category: Science, Date: 04 Jun 2013

Ghost net art: Not just net and rope...

Seeing the large amounts of fishing net and rope at Erub Erwer Meta, I was surprised that they could be turned into such beautiful things.

By: Ms Rebecca Fisher, Category: Science, Date: 29 May 2013

Ghost net art: Work begins at Erub Erwer Meta

Our second day on Darnley Island saw the beginning stages of construction for Garom the rock cod.

By: Ms Rebecca Fisher, Category: Science, Date: 29 May 2013

Ghost net art: Arrival on Darnley Island

My colleague Scott Mitchell and I recently visited Darnley Island, also known as Erub, in the far eastern Torres Strait Islands (TSI).

By: Ms Rebecca Fisher, Category: Science, Date: 29 May 2013

Ghost net art: Great interest in Frank Hurley's photos of Darnley Island

News of the Hurley photos spread like wildfire through Darnley...

By: Ms Rebecca Fisher, Category: Science, Date: 28 May 2013

Ghost Net art: Erub Erwer Meta visit

In February, we received a visit from artists and staff from Erub Erwer Meta (Darnley Island Arts Centre).
 

By: Ms Rebecca Fisher, Category: Science, Date: 15 Apr 2013

Ghost Net art: Sea Blanket

The Museum has purchased Gur Atkamlu (Sea Blanket), a work by Indigenous artists from Darnley Island Arts Centre (Erub Erwer Meta).

By: Ms Rebecca Fisher, Category: Science, Date: 12 Dec 2012