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Green, blue and black bands with a white headdress and star.
Also known as: Torres Strait flag, Dhari flag, Namok flag, Green blue and black flag
The Torres Strait Islander Flag was designed by Bernard Namok in 1992 and is a distinct flag from the Aboriginal Flag — the two are not interchangeable and represent different peoples. The white dhari headdress at its centre is a Torres Strait Islander cultural object.
Denotes Torres Strait Islander peoples: green bands for the land, blue for the sea, black for the people, with a white dhari headdress and a five-pointed star.
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Was designed by Bernard Namok in 1992 and is a separate flag from the Aboriginal Flag, representing a distinct people.
Contexts: Public information
Uses a five-pointed star for the five island groups of the Torres Strait, the star also referencing navigation by sea.
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A rectangle with green horizontal bands top and bottom, a blue central band separated by thin black lines, and a white headdress shape above a white five-pointed star at the centre.