In the Gulf of Carpentaria Indigenous makers collect ghost nets from the ocean to weave into baskets and mats telling stories of their culture and community and performing an important ecological task; clearing the sea of harmful abandoned nets.
Sue Ryan
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Philomena Yeatman from Yarrabah Ideas Festival Photographer Sue Ryan
Mavis Ngallametta basket Aurukun courtesy Aurukun Art Centre
Images via Craft Australia website
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