JOHN WILLIAMS | 'Waterspouts' | Painting / acrylic on arches paper"My painting shows thandabi or waterspouts which we get over the ocean in the wet season. They are like small tornadoes and are very dangerous if you are caught out in a boat or on the beach. They come over the wet season when a lot of clouds crowd around. Sometimes there can be up to 4 waterspouts at the same time, each one different colour, different shapes. We have songs and dances about waterspouts still to this day. Old people believe that new

He was a fierce headhunter – his collection of heads showed the measure of his prowess in battle

Inspired by beautifully adorned ancient scrolls

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They come over the wet season when a lot of clouds crowd around

Ngaziw dhangalaw ulakal

you must ask the dugong clan leader before spearing dugong for ceremonies or the events of neighbouring tribes

This work is dedicated to the Wik peoples of Western Cape York

This teaches us that we should share with land

Vinyl-cut on Hahnemühle paper with hand coloured watercolour Paper size: 68 x 47

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Artist biography: Edward Koumans was born 1946 in The Hague

This grass is a ridged grass that also contains water the we would chew on when thirsty