BILLY MISSI | 'Kodal Au Buai (Crocodile Clan)' | Colour lithograph Edition:12/25 Leigh and older brother to

Leigh and older brother to Leo all of whom are established and emerging carvers with the Wik and Kugu Arts Centre

commenting on how culture is lost when traditional protocol is not followed

His growing stature both as an artist

Only certain men knew how to make shields and paint them

Details: Sterling silver wire

BILLY MISSI | 'Kodal Au Buai (Crocodile Clan)' | Colour lithograph Edition:12/25 Leigh and older brother toBilly Missi, 1970 2012, was a Maluilgal man from Mabuiag Island in the Torres Strait. Billy is known as one of the leading printmakers of this region, having exhibited widely and achieved both national and international acclaim. He comes from a respected family of art practitioners and choreographers, from the tribes of Wagedagam, Geomu and Panai in Malu Lilgal (Western Torres Strait). The Kodal au Buai is the major totem of Mabuiag Island in the