Warr ar Karum

Artist: Nona, Dennis. | Title: Warr ar Karum | Date: 2000 | Technique: linocut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand coloured [with a green and a redish-brown ink] a la coupe [wet on wet technique] | Copyright: Courtesy of the artist and the Australia Art Print Network
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Primary Artist

Dennis Nona (1973–)

Title

Warr ar Karum

Other titles

Waru A Karum

Date made

2000

Place made

Kubin Village, Moa Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand coloured [with a green and a redish-brown ink] a la coupe [wet on wet technique]

Matrix size

24.8 x 27.0 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition of 50

Subject description

Hand-coloured linocut depicting a turtle laying eggs in the sand, three small turtles on the left hand side and a goanna on the right.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

28340

Creators

Nona, Dennis. | (1973–) Australian | Torres Strait Islander | Male | artist

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Artist: Nona, Dennis. | Title: Warr ar Karum | Date: 2000 | Technique: linocut, printed in black ink, from one block; hand coloured [with a green and a redish-brown ink] a la coupe [wet on wet technique] | Copyright: Courtesy of the artist and the Australia Art Print Network
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 2000.596

State

published state

Impression

3/50

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