NETTA LOOGATHA BIRRMUYINGATHI MAALI - MIJILDA - FISH NET

NETTA LOOGATHA BIRRMUYINGATHI MAALI
MIJILDA - FISH NET,  2021
30.5 x 40.5 cm
acrylic on board
 
REGION
Bilmee - Bentinck Island, Qld
 
PROVENANCE
Mirndiyan Gununa, Qld
Art Leven, NSW
 
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity from MIrndiyan Gununa, Mornington Island Art
 
STORY
Fish nets were made from the native hibiscus fibre, which is very common. The fibre was stripped from the branches and soaked in the sand near running water creek. After three to four weeks it was taken up, dried, and then processed into string, and finally woven into a fish net. These were then used to trap large sea prey such as dugong and turtles, well as running fish, sessional fish such as the month fish.
 
 
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NETTA LOOGATHA BIRRMUYINGATHI MAALI