Torres Strait Islands (Geographic Keyword)

PROJECT Liam Brady.

This series showcases innovative research in Indigenous studies, history and culture. Thematically, it profiles ways in which settler society and Indigenous cultures have intersected, clashed, melded and meshed. Each book emerges out of research conducted in close collaboration and partnership with Indigenous people and communities. The series is geographically confined to Oceania. It is wide-ranging in subject-matter, yet it has a distinct focus on cross-cultural dialogues. Its intention is to...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Liam Brady.

The island of Dauan is located 10km south of Papua New Guinea and contains the northern-most documented rock-art sites of Australia. Geologically Dauan consists of Late Carboniferous-Early Permian rocks that form part of the Badu Suite of granite. A total of 70 red rock paintings, in various stages of deterioration were recorded from four sites on the north-facing side of the island. Photos of the rock-art along with cumputer-enhanced images are located in this monograph.

DOCUMENT Citation Only Liam Brady.

Iama is part of the Central Islands of the Torres Strait which are characterised mainly by low-lying, sandy islands and coral cays. Geologically it has been described as being a part of a distinct granitoid phase and separate from the geological unit known as the Badu Suite of granite found elswhere in the Torres Strait.A total of 12 paintings have been recorded with computer-enhanced imagery.

DOCUMENT Citation Only Liam Brady.

Kirriri is located in the northern part of the south-Western Islands, in Kaurareg territory. A total of 27 rock paintings have been identified from the site.

DOCUMENT Citation Only Liam Brady.

Mua is the second largest island in the Torres Strait. Beginning in 2001, six rock-art sites totalling 100 Determinate pictures, have been documented from the northeastern and southwestern side of the island. Bruno David and Ian McNiven recorded Mua 1 and Mua 10 in 2001. Liam Brady documented the rock-art from remaining sites in 2002 and 2003.

DOCUMENT Citation Only Liam Brady. Lynette Russel.

Muralag is the largest island in Torres Strait and is the acknowledged home of the Kaurareg Aboriginal community. A total of three rock-art sites comprising of 106 monochrome and bichrome paintings were documented during fieldwork in 2003 and 2004. All three sites are located in coastal settings on the west coast of Muralag - two were discovered during surveys , while the third is Frenchman's Cave.

DOCUMENT Citation Only Liam Brady.

Ngiangu is a small, six-hectare, flat-topped rocky island with numerous caves cut into the steep sides of the island. It is the western-most island in the Torres Strait. In 1985 and 1990 a Queensland Museum expidition, under the direction of Ron Colemen, undertook archaeological and geological surveys of the island. Coleman's team documented rock paintings from four caves. A total of 152 monochrome and bichrome paintings have been documented from Ngiangu. All of the documented rock-art sites are...

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Pulu Islet is situated off the coast of Mabuyag and is associated with historical ceremonial and cultural activities. Geologically, Pulu is granite boulder-strewn with a total of 14 known rock-art sites

DOCUMENT Citation Only Liam Brady.

The colonial settlement of Somerset is located on the coast approximately 10km southeast of the tip of Cape York. The Somerset rock-art site consists of a large sandstone rockshelter located approximately 3m above High Water Mark which was formed through wave action cutting into the cliff face. A total of 353 paintings have been documented at Somerset, consisting of 289 Determinate and 64 Indeterminate images. Determinate paintings have been executed as monochrome and bichrome images, and a wide...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Liam Brady.

Zurath is a small islet located approximately 10km south of Badu. Two rock-art sites comprising of 15 paintings have been documented from Zurath. Rock paintings have been executed in red, and range in visibility from very clear to heavily deteriorated, requiring computer enhancement for some paintings.

DOCUMENT Citation Only Liam Brady.

This series showcases innovative research in Indigenous studies, history and culture. Thematically, it profiles ways in which settler society and Indigenous cultures have intersected, clashed, melded and meshed. Each book emerges out of research conducted in close collaboration and partnership with Indigenous people and communities. The series is geographically confined to Oceania. It is wide-ranging in subject-matter, yet it has a distinct focus on cross-cultural dialogues. Its intention is to...