PETER B MORRISON | ‘Giant Clam II’ | Pen + Ink drawing Gifts under $163 “When I was a little

“When I was a little girl I used to be playing marbles

The large mats were used for us to sit on in the school rooms and baskets to carry and store our possessions

Pormpuraaw

he was appointed by Queensland Premier Peter Beattie to the Indigenous Reference Panel which over-sighted the production of the first Gatherings book and exhibition and presented government with a report into the further development of the Queensland Indigenous art industry – a report that has been largely adopted with strong support from the Premier

Artist:  Bradley Wilson

PETER B MORRISON | ‘Giant Clam II’ | Pen + Ink drawing Gifts under $163 “When I was a littlePeter Bertie Morrison was born on Thursday Island and grew up in Cairns. After he finished school, like many Torres Strait Islanders at the time, he moved to Western Australia to work on the railways. This work saw him travelling Australia for work for many years, before he returned to his familys place, Wug Village, Saint Pauls Community on Moa Island in the Western Island cluster. This is where I learnt our traditional customs, on the Island. My