Hunting dhangal (hunting dugong)
This linocut by Brian Robinson titled 'Hunting dhangal' features a scene from the seasonal hunting of dugong. Shown is one of the traditional methods used in a dugong hunt, an exacting and dangerous task undertaken with care and diligence.
Here Robinson depicts the dugong swimming in shallow water at night under a sky full of stars while a fisherman standing on a tower known as naath, watches and aims with his spear.
Brian Robinson's linocut offers an opportunity to better understand the dugong - its impact on and position in indigenous communities and its current endangered position in the world's oceans.
- Object number00025979
- Date2011
- CreditANMM Collection
- DimensionsOverall: 805 x 260 mm Image: 580 x 530 mm
- MediumInk on paper
- ManufacturedCairns
- Related placeTorres Strait Queensland