ELSIE GABORI | ‘Stone Fish Trap’ | 2021 | Acrylic on Belgian linen | 50 h x 40 w cm Digital Print ngoey aymayk

ngoey aymayk

Hamish Sawyer

Ngoena ngurpadhin inub girel

– 2 Tins Coconut Milk

so families greeted the safe arrival of their men

ELSIE GABORI | ‘Stone Fish Trap’ | 2021 | Acrylic on Belgian linen | 50 h x 40 w cm Digital Print ngoey aymayk"My mother was born on the nearby Albinia Island. We call this island Dalwai in our language. It's just west of Bentinck Island. I was born on Bentinck island. When I was about 2 or 3 years old our people were all taken from Bentinck island to the mission on Mornington Island because there was a severe fresh water shortage on Bentinck island. I was placed in the dormitory and kept away from my parents. I attended the mission school along with the