• Toas are the name given to small assembled sculptures originally made from wood, gypsum, ochres and natural materials.
• The indigenous Dyiari people from Lake Eyre, South Australia, were the first people recorded using Toas.
  
• Toas were used as signposts at camp sites; also like good luck charms. Lin Onus' work: "Toas for a modern age" was the inspiration for these grade 5&6 students.
• The aim was to create an individual toa which told a message about their own life or beliefs.
• The toa could be traditional, contemporary, serious or quirky.

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