James Walter Ahmat Snr - Zirrol Zagul

3D Wood Carving Sculpture, Blood wood Tree, Feathers, Charcoal, Twine, Cane, Bond Crete, PVA Glue 

Story:

This dugond sculture depicts one of the traditional dugong hunting methods at pitch-dark at night. This particiulare dugong being chased by the dugong hunters is seen at its most high speed in the shallow waters, leaving whirlpools known as Urrga. The dugong creates a floss florescent light known as Zagul and the Zagul glows only on certain parts of its body. As the dugong swims as fast as it could leaving trails of high lights of floss florescent lught known as Zirrol Zagul.

Desciption of Sculpture:

The four circular shapes represent the whirlpools the dugong leaves behind its tail swimming as its highest speed known as Urrga. The white feathers represent the glowing floss florescent lights and among the white feathers attached are the greyish feathers they are to create the shadows of the floss florescent lights known as Zirrol Zagul. The black charcoal that has been applied on the whole sculpture represents the pitch-dark night known as Inural Kubil.