DOLLY LOOGATHA | ‘Thundi’ (3) | Painting / acrylic on belgium linen | 40.5 h x 51 w cm"I was only a small child when our people were brought to Mornington Island and forced to live in the mission. I grew up in the dormitory like all the other children. My father King Alfred was killed when I was only a baby so I was really grown up by the missionaries. It was hard, they were cruel to us if we were naughty and would lock us up or cut our hair really short. As I grew into a young woman I went and worked on lots of cattle stations around

In the center of the print you can see my father’s boat towing my uncle back to Badu Harbour

Mazau bidthail (reef squid) 2008

to treat wounds

as told to her by her uncle

"When the leaves on the yam vine turn yellow the yam is ready to eat

She goes back west

Catalogue: PB20100319

"My Country is behind Ninyilki

RUBEN AMBRYM | 'Shark' | 2009 | Two colour etching | 39 x 26

ELIZABETH DUNN | 'I Know' | 2009 | Etching printed in relief | Edition of 30 | 270mm x 390mm

imbued with the customs

severed heads