This painting depicts the ocean food sources and natural oyster beds for the Barngarla nation of the Eyre Peninsula.  An important ritual in Barngarla culture would be when the men would ‘sing to the sharks and dolphins’. Men would line the cliffs of Eyre Peninsula and sing out; their chants were accompanied by women dancing on the beach. The aim was to enlist sharks and dolphins to drive the shoals of fish towards the shore and the women standing in the shallows could make their catch.
 
Acrylic on pre-stretched canvas
40cm x 40cm