JOHN WILLIAMS | ‘Thuwathu – Rainbow Rib’ | Painting / acrylic on canvas board Relief Print They ate this food seasonally

They ate this food seasonally with other foods that are harvested during the time of "digging up the yam" such as turtle and dugong

As for the mermaid the same thing will happen to you

Paper size: 53

"This is the body paint up design for my totem

He is now Exhibitions Manager and Deputy Director of Cairns Regional Gallery

JOHN WILLIAMS | ‘Thuwathu – Rainbow Rib’ | Painting / acrylic on canvas board Relief Print They ate this food seasonally"Thuwathu means Rainbow Serpent in our language. He came to Mornington Island during Dreamtime. He died here and as he died parts of his body fell off. His rib bones can be found on my Country, Birri at Mornington Island." JOHN WILLIAMS Thuwathu Rainbow Rib 2021 Acrylic on canvas board 25. 4 x 20. 3 cm