NETTA LOOGATHA | ‘Fish Net – Mijilda II' | Painting / acrylic on linen board Moa Island located between the tip of

located between the tip of Cape York Peninsula and Papua New Guinea

Authors: Russell Milledge

This image depicts an uncle and two boys resting during the midday heat

Details: JOHN WILLIAMS | 'Body Painting' | Painting / Acrylic on Canvas | 121 x 91 cm / JW10033-C1215 / Certificate of Authenticity provided

NETTA LOOGATHA | ‘Fish Net – Mijilda II' | Painting / acrylic on linen board Moa Island located between the tip of"Fish nets were made from native hibiscus fiber, which is very common. The fiber was stripped from the branches and soaked in the sand near the running water creek. After three to four weeks it was taken up, dried, and then processed into a string, and finally woven into a fish net. These were then used to trap large sea prey such as dugongs and turtles." "I was only a small child when our people were brought to Mornington Island and forced to live in