PETER B MORRISON | 'Red Gum' Drawing | Pen and ink on archival paper Howling Thadharal sinik (spear fishing) 2008

Thadharal sinik (spear fishing) 2008

The artwork show the environment we played in had potential dangerous elements that we were aware of and not to confront or look out for

The markings on the sticks are Apelech Clan designs

Image size: 1000mm x 1990mm

plants and ancestral people

PETER B MORRISON | 'Red Gum' Drawing | Pen and ink on archival paper Howling Thadharal sinik (spear fishing) 2008Peter Bertie Morrison was born on Thursday Island and grew up in Cairns. After he finished school, like many Torres Strait Islanders at the time, he moved to Western Australia to work for many years, before he returned to his familys place Wug Village, Saint Pauls Community on Moa Island in the Western Island Cluster. This is where I learnt our traditional customs, on the island. My mother is from Darnley Island and her tribal group is Zagareb, which