PETER B MORRISON | 'Kausa Bom (Pandanus)' Drawing | Pen and ink on archival paper fishermen "Baidam Thithuyil

"Baidam Thithuyil

We dig them up when the tide is dropping and cook them in the coals

The other paintings are about family and country

Region: Cairns

Printed by Theo Tremblay

PETER B MORRISON | 'Kausa Bom (Pandanus)' Drawing | Pen and ink on archival paper fishermen "Baidam ThithuyilPeter 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