Merlpal Mari Pathanu

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Description

Merlpal Maru Pathanu is the terminology most often used by our ancestors to describe either a solar eclipse, when the Moon’s shadow crosses the earth’s surface, or a lunar eclipse, when the Moon moves into the shadow of the Earth. Merlpal Mari Pathanu in Maluililgal language (Western Torres Strait Dialect) means “the ghost has taken the spirit of the moon.” During this period, the head hunters prepared themselves for battle against their enemies, while the women in the other villages took their childrn and hid themselves in the bush away from their camps, safe from the attacking raiders.

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Additional information

Weight 0.76 kg
Dimensions 60 × 9 × 9 cm
Medium

Linocut

Artist

David Bosun

Image Size

Paper

Paper Size

Published

Edition Size

55

Studio

Under the House of Art, Brisbane QLD

Printer

David Jones and Tadeusz Jacek Rybinski

Types

Prints

Region

Torres Strait Islands

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