PETER B MORRISON | 'Awgad wapil (Lion Fish)' Drawing | Pen and ink on archival paper Linoprint To the left of this

To the left of this an elder sits beating the drum to the song and singing as an accompanist for the dancer

There was no modern homes built in those days

this place in the east

south-west to Clarke River

There was rain in the distance

PETER B MORRISON | 'Awgad wapil (Lion Fish)' Drawing | Pen and ink on archival paper Linoprint To the left of thisPeter 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 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 mother is from Darnley Island and her tribal group is Zagareb, which