SID BRUCE SHORT JOE - Pormpuraaw Art Centre | 'Dogs Barking at Corellas' | Etching Edition:4/40 'Crockee's Country' Written and illustrated

'Crockee's Country' Written and illustrated by Sasi Victorie

This was a dangerous game but we never tried to hurt anyone but would rather flee or surrender then cause injury

it was repeated three times

while warriors wore smaller ones out of respect for the Zogo Le and for practicalities in fighting

SID BRUCE SHORT JOE - Pormpuraaw Art Centre | 'Dogs Barking at Corellas' | Etching Edition:4/40 'Crockee's Country' Written and illustratedDogs barking at corollas was inspired by life in Pormpuraaw. There is no shortage of corollas in town. Their call can be heard everywhere. They can form a giant white cloud made of hundreds of individual birds. They land in large trees and then strip it if all its leaves and small branches. Pormpuraaw is also blessed with many dogs. There are more dogs than people with each family easily having 5 or more. Our dogs and corollas have a rivalry. Dogs