2 DN068
Dennis Nona Sarawai 2005
Etching on Hahnemuhle Paper: 620mm x 1080mm $900
Sarawai is a cloud that forms like a mushroom over the top of an island, and marks a very sacred occurrence. For hunters
who are out on isolated parts of the reef who see this cloud over a certain island, and families at home, it is an indication of a death in that place below the cloud and calls for respect. Hunters would then come in on their canoes and head back to
their homes to prepare for ceremonial funeral business. The cloud is for both men and women, each represented by the
symbols in the print, and the heads coming out of the cloud. This is all that is allowed to be said about that cloud.
Medium: Etching
Edition Size: 45
Printer: Basil Hall and Merran Sierakowski
Studio: Basil Hall Editions, Darwin
Etching Created At: QLD on March, 2005
Print Published: Darwin, NT on August, 2005
Paper: Hahnemuhle
Paper Height: 620 mm ( 24.4" )
Paper Width: 1,080 mm ( 42.5" )
Image Height: 430 mm ( 16.9" )
Image Width: 985 mm ( 38.8" )