LAURIE NONA | 'Malungu Apaz Sager Gimiya' | Linocut print Kids Family gathering is about all

Family gathering is about all their families coming together in one place on their country or in community or even outside community for special traditional and cultural meetings

a common statement that refers to a short period of wandering bush life engaged in by Indigenous Australian males…a rite of passage during which they would trace the songlines that their people's ceremonial ancestors took

a celestial figure who marks a major social and seasonal change for the Torres Strait Islander people

FIONA OMEENYO | 'Day Out Fishing' | 2018 | Etching | 19

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LAURIE NONA | 'Malungu Apaz Sager Gimiya' | Linocut print Kids Family gathering is about allLaurie Nona Malungu Apaz Sagerr Gimeiya, 2016, linocut print on paper, 154. 3x 110. 5cm (image size), edition of 12 Sageraw Thonar is the period of the travelling turtle. Female turtles return to nest while hatchings will embark on their lifes journey into the ocean. This print depicts such a journey. The title translates to From below the sea the south east wind blows above. The large turtle carries the juvenile turtles across its body. They travel