PETER B MORRISON | 'Awgad wapil (Lion Fish)' Drawing | Pen and ink on archival paper Linoprint this place in the east

this place in the east

About the author (2020)

To the left of this an elder sits beating the drum to the song and singing as an accompanist for the dancer

Nancy Cowan lives in Kennedy in North Queensland

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PETER B MORRISON | 'Awgad wapil (Lion Fish)' Drawing | Pen and ink on archival paper Linoprint this place in the eastPeter 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