PETER B MORRISON | 'Kausa Bom (Pandanus)' Drawing | Pen and ink on archival paper fishermen Catalogue ID: RUAM003

Catalogue ID: RUAM003

NJRAMI FOURMILE | 'Stages of The Moth' | Screen-print

"The sabagorar pendant was originally carved as a bridal pendant from turtle shells and was part of the many items that was collected by Alfred C Haddon in 1898 during The Recording of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits

The other paintings are about family and country

by extension on his artistic practice

PETER B MORRISON | 'Kausa Bom (Pandanus)' Drawing | Pen and ink on archival paper fishermen Catalogue ID: RUAM003Peter 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 railways. This work saw him travelling Australia for 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