MATILDA MALUJEWEL NONA | 'Aubau (Noni Fruit)' | Linocut print / framed Edition:12/20 framed and the bite stops we

and the bite stops we would swim in the same water where a while ago was swarming with sharks

By then the leaves have all died

Coming from a big family

She covered the child with a little paperbark

MATILDA MALUJEWEL NONA | 'Aubau (Noni Fruit)' | Linocut print / framed Edition:12/20 framed and the bite stops weMATILDA MALUJEWEL NONA Born: 1974 Language s: Kala Lagaw Ya Clan: TUPMUL (Spiny Ray) Place of birth: Thursday Island "In the Torres Strait Islands, the Aubau (Noni Fruit) we use as traditional medicine. The leaves are used to treat diabetes & liver diseases whilst the fruit is consumed to treat sore throat & flu. This print signifies the health & wellbeing of my people and also represents a cleansing of the body, soul & mind." Matilda Nona MATILDA