JOHN B. WILLIAMS | ‘The Rat & Squid’ | Painting / acrylic on canvas Amy Loogatha Bevan also shares other totems

Bevan also shares other totems that are associated with the the Wik-Alkenh language and belong to the Apelech ceremonial group

CLAUDINE MARZIK | 'Corymbia Nightsky' | Hand-coloured screenprint | 2020 | 66 x 52 cm

The orange stands for cooked crabs and black is badly burnt steamed crabs

Cairns in August 2010 to coincide with the 2010 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair

and decades since these pendants have been created

JOHN B. WILLIAMS | ‘The Rat & Squid’ | Painting / acrylic on canvas Amy Loogatha Bevan also shares other totems"One day a rat went down to the sea side and he could see an island, not very far away. He thought and thought about how he could get across to that island. A squid came along and said "What's on your mind rat?" The rat told him he'd like to go across to the island but didn't know how to get there. The old squid scratched his head and then said: 'Rat, I think I could take you there you'd better jump on my back and I'll swim with you, across to that