Catching Yabbies
Artist
Ian Wayne Abdulla
(1947 - 2011)
Datec 1990
Object number00015555
NameScreenprint
Mediumcoloured screenprint, Ink on paper
DimensionsSheet: 594 x 420 mm
Copyright© Ian Wayne Abdulla
ClassificationsArt
Credit LineAustralian National Maritime Museum Collection
DescriptionThis print tells one of Abdulla's childhood stories from the time his family lived at the Gerard Mission, near Loxton, South Australia. Fishing and catching yabbies was not just a recreational pursuit for Abdulla and his family; it was a way to put food on the table.SignificanceIan Abdulla uses art to tell his personal history and a history of his people, the stories of their lives on the Murray River, South Australia.
