Phillip Munda Australian, Walmajarri, Injibundi, Bunuba, b. 1956
Traditional Life Living off the Land, 2019
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 120 cm
838621
Before Kartiya (white man) came we lived off the land. Hunting and gathering in our family groups. We knew how to hunt animals, find water and bush foods to survive....
Before Kartiya (white man) came we lived off the land. Hunting and gathering in our family groups. We knew how to hunt animals, find water and bush foods to survive. And all the old stories of our ancestors which was handed down from long time to teach us law and culture, giving us life skills and showing us how to survive.