7 AM 6274/09
Mick Quilliam Tiger Snake & Mutton Birds 2009
Acrylic on canvas 600 x 600mm SOLD
This painting represents the tiger snakes on Babel Island. It is said they only feed on mutton-bird that migrate
to the area every year. The circle in the top right is the snake hole and the other circles are the mutton-bird
burrows. The grey and white spirals in between the holes represent the mutton-bird chicks the snake feeds on.