WA YO WAY | 'Ngawayu (Turtle)' | Short Sarong | Elverina JohnsonELVERINA JOHNSON (BUNYA BADJIL) Born: Yarrabah, Cairns Region: Gimuy, Far North Queensland Tribe: Kunganji Gurugulu, Idinji Gimuy Lineage: King Menmuny of the Gunganji Nation of Yarrabah and King Yinnie of Cairns Current location: Yarrabah, Cairns NGAWAYU (TURTLE), 2021 "Turtles making their way through the reef on their own journeys." Elverina Johnson Details: Short sarong, 68 x 175 cm, 100% Rayon fibres. Directions: Gentle wash only in cool water.

800 x 1200 mm (paper)

rain signifies certain timeframes of seasonal change

birds and powerful text-based messages feature in his artwork

and make the drains for the rivers to run

Editioning printer: Dian Darmansjah

ELVERINA JOHNSON (‘BUNYA BADJIL’)

identifying foods

which was shortlisted as a finalist in the 27th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards in 2010

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council

symbolic of Marnbil

the ‘beautiful and old fashioned’ aesthetic of the archival texts belie their ‘horrible content’

'Meeting Place' 2009