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NGURRUWARRA/DERNDERNYIN: Stone Fish Traps of the Wellesley Islands | Queensland Museum Kurilpa
May 3, 2024 - November 24, 2024

Be transported to the Wellesley Islands region in the Gulf of Carpentaria through NGURRUWARRA/DERNDERNYIN: Stone Fish Traps of the Wellesley Islands, a culturally significant and large-scale commissioned work of art that surveys ancient stories and relationships across the environments including the seas, lands and skies of the Traditional Owner communities throughout the Wellesley Islands region. Presented on a panoramic 20-metre-long by 2-metre-wide canvas, the artwork highlights stone-walled intertidal fish traps, which are central to Kaiadilt, Lardil, Yangkaal and Gangalidda culture, story and identity.