Gather Up (First Dancing), 61x107cm

Lincoln Corbett

Acrylic on Canvas

61 x 107cm

"Fathers and Mothers. Fathers in the middle and mothers at the bottom. On the left the emu feather, and on the right hair rope, and the shield in the middle. Just beginning the ceremony for dancing, in the morning. Brother in law always gotta have the hair rope, and brother or cousin gotta have the shield, and same with the emu feather. They put them three together in front of the mother and everybody know you gotta follow that. Dream time in my country."