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The Estate of Mary Macha AM, Perth
This ilma represents half of the kalwa (raft) on which the artist's father was swept out to sea. The complete kalwa is made by overlapping two similar shaped sections so the thin ends are in the middle.
For a detailed discussion on kalwa, see Kim Akerman, 'The Double Raft or Kalwa of the West Kimberley' in Mankind, Vol.10, No.1, June, 1975, pp.20-3