SEITH 'GUDJU GUDJU' FOURMILE | 'Makun - Blood Design' Etching

"This is the blood emblem design which was put on warriors' shields and was painted to ward off bad spirits. The blood design signified the strength in one's spirit and one's spiritual connection to country/land and the law of that land." - Seith 'Gudju Gudju' Fourmile 

Etching printed in four colours from three plates 
Edition of 30, 2009
Published by Djumbunji Press KickArts Fine Art Printmaking
Image size: 176mm x 122mm
Paper size: 390mm x 265mm
Paper type: Hahnemühle off white 300 GSM
Ink type: Charbonnel
Collaborating printer: Dian Darmansjah
Editioning printer: Carolyn MacKenzie Craig

Artist: Seith Fourmile
Language name: Gudju Gudju
Language group: Yidinji
Region: Cairns
Totem: Gudju Gudju (rainbow serpent)
Born: Yarrabah, 1963