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Masked Histories: Turtle Shell Masks and Torres Strait Islander People

2022, 215 pages, Leah Lui-Chivizhe, The Miegunyah Press, Melbourne University Publishing

Review by Stan Florek

I opened this book with great anticipation. My interest in Torres Strait Islander culture and the limited research I conducted two decades ago made me a receptive reader, and familiarity with the subject elevated my desire for understanding.  

Masked Histories met my expectations in various ways. The author’s description of her own and Alick Tipoti’s spontaneous and emotional reaction to meeting the masks in the British . . .

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Category: All Journal Articles, Book Reviews, Members Only, V28 Issue 1, Volume 28

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