Paula Savage
Paula Savage
Migi Jellyfish Basket
90 x 50cm each : Raffia & Seagrass Chord
These combined three Migi Jellyfish Baskets are made of natural raffia and seagrass cord. It is made using a traditional ‘one twist’ method. It has a thin / thick plaited strap and long tassels underneath and the strap is closed at the end. It has long tassels above and below.
Paula Savage is from Kubin Community Moa Island in the near western cluster of islands in the Torres Strait. She is from the Serganilgal clan group from the village of Dabu on Moa Island, and the Kaurareg Natioon of Muralag and Kiriri. Art was always important to Paula and in early 2017 she became a member of Ngalmun Lagau Minaral Art Centre (Moa Arts) to focus on her artistic practice. Paula works across weaving, lino printing, tie-dying, fabric printing, drawing, carving, and jewellery making. Drawing on her cultural heritage and traditional knowledge to inform her making, she creates work that speaks to her life experiences, cultural laws and customs.