Details of Mayargrangballa

Catalog Number : 2284
Size : 68cm x 110cm
Medium : acrylic on plywood, cotton wool
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Mayargrangballa is a passage, or tidal rip. When the tide comes in it is referred to as Milimillo, when the tide goes out it is referred to as Mayargrangballa. The oval shape depicts on the right (Mayargrangballa) and Gardardin (on the left). The outgoing tide meets at the top. Incoming tide meets at the bottom. Dad was taken by Mayargrangballa. The half cicles represent whirlpools. The rip causes these whirlpools to have the shape of a half circle. The other four are whirlpool, created by the two outside ones (the half circles) . They are called Booay Booay. These whirlpools often start small and then become very big, 'you can feel it when you're in your raft or catamaran or dingey'.

Roy says that when at sea around the coast and King Sound area, 'You can see hundreds and hundred of white frothy circles, then you get close and you see they are little whirlpools, fighting against each other, these are called 'galol'. Roys father was taken by a very strong wind, made by the storm. He was dragged out to sea by the Mayargrangballa passage.