NAPOLEAN OUI | 'Rainforest Shield Design Wabarr gabay-barra | Hunting for termites (white ants) II' | Woodblock print Brian Robinson Matilda Malujewel Nona

Matilda Malujewel Nona

BRIAN ROBINSON | 'Cowries in a floral landscape' | 2015 | Etching | 590 x 850mm | Edition of 20

Yawar nuy mina ayngu uthuy mabayg

shell food and anything else that would live in the mangroves

Judy Watson (Artist)

NAPOLEAN OUI | 'Rainforest Shield Design Wabarr gabay-barra | Hunting for termites (white ants) II' | Woodblock print Brian Robinson Matilda Malujewel Nona'Men, women and children would go looking for termites in the rainforest. When they found a termite mound they would grab their spears and stick them in the termite mound to see if any termites were in there. If so, then the children and women would put honey or something that is sticky and edible on the ends of the spears and put them in the mound. Because of the sticky substance the termites would get stuck to the spears and then they would pull out