PETER B MORRISON | 'Kausa (Pandanus)' | Drypoint etchingPeter 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 on the railway, before he returned to his family's place Wug Village, Saint Paul's 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,

Wild Charm Jewellery | 'Brassy Tier Earrings' | Sterling silver / brass

“This is the scales of the Rainbow Serpent

Venentian glass

that values and learning in the family

high shine finishes

travelled the world and eventually returned to Cairns

Kulaps are used as a musical instrument (rattle or shaker) in the Torres Strait during traditional ceremonies and dancing

In this work the seeds of the Wongai represent the beginnings of a family on another island

rooted and firm within

Paper type: Hahnemule off white 300 GSM paper and Iwaki

and the spirit becomes a device linking these elements

We dig them up when the tide is dropping and cook them in the coals