NETTA LOOGATHA | 'Stone FishTraps' | Painting / stretchedArtist: Netta Loogatha Born: 1942 Language: Kayardild Country origin: Dulkawaine Bentinck Island Mornington Island, Gulf of Carpentaria Certificate of Authenticity provided. Courtesy of Mirndiyan Gununu Aboriginal Corporation, Mornington Island Art Centre. Please note: NorthSite Contemporary Arts sells this work acting as an agent for the artist. GST does not apply to the sale price of this work. NETTA LOOGATHA 'Stone Fish Traps' Painting stretched

4 (h) x 20

The damper was the Islander dependence on subsistence living

On his mother’s side the Freshwater Shark

his brother Percy took over the family and took care of us

Artwork story: This is a Dreamtime story about the two brothers

Harvest season

moegi magadhal ay kasa kedha mina kapu apaw ay

then strung on to vines to make a traditional musical instrument

ISBN:978-0-9804947-0-9

Presented in ochre colours

the places we can go to and what animals we can eat

My uncle’s boat broke down