JOHN WILLIAMS | 'Mermaid' | Painting"Long ago the people of Birri, our Great Grandfather, told many stories of this land. This story is about the Mermaid and the Unseen People of Boorwa Hill. It is a legend about the Unseen People. So, if you go to this part of land you have got to be quiet and no making noise or swearing. And the story goes you've got to be very quiet when traveling through Boorwa Hill. But when you go through there you gotta take the owners of the Country because they

I love it cooked with tea tree bark with coals

Simmer until fish is cooked

the first Torres Strait Islander to be appointed through that program

Artwork story: Preparation of weaving materials

the book includes essays on the artist's key media and themes

each one different colour

a cycle of revenge killings which was the basis of much inter-island warfare

He has a white breast and blue wings

Her work provides a visual expression of culture

Catalogue: 1060817 Certificate of Authenticity provided

colours and imagery

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