PAULA SAVAGE - Moa Island | 'Migi Bag #77-26' | Woven rafia + jute | 2026 Lures Drawn from public and private

Drawn from public and private collections

'Rite of Passage' is a group exhibition curated by Shannon Brett

My family owned this house

ngoey dhangalal gasamik

Faces such as this one were often part of a larger mask representing animals such as crocodiles

PAULA SAVAGE - Moa Island | 'Migi Bag #77-26' | Woven rafia + jute | 2026 Lures Drawn from public and privatePAULA SAVAGE is from the Dabugal clan of Moa Island and the Kaurareg clan of Muralag (Prince of Wales Island). An artist at the Ngalmun Lagau Minaral Art Centre Moa Arts, Paula works across weaving, printmaking, and jewellery to share contemporary expressions of Torres Strait Islander culture and ancestral stories. Her practice has developed into the making of unique woven bags that bring together land and water relationships through color,