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This Place - Artist Series - Ken Thaiday Snr

10 June 2020
Community Erub (Darnley) Island
Culture and cultural heritage
An elderly man sits in a wheel chair that forms part of a long metal contraption in the shape of a hammerhead shark. In the background are two women, grass, shrubbery and a building.

Ken Thaiday Snr is a Torres Strait Island artist renowned for his dance headdresses.

Ken Thaiday Snr is a Torres Strait Island artist renowned for his dance headdresses. Inspired by Darnley island culture, these artworks are often larger than life and mobile. Join him as he prepares to ride his latest creation – a 6-meter-long hammerhead shark totem.

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