
Jörg Schmeisser, Mangrove and Notes, Etching, 2010.
Warrnyu mala
Bats
yukurra butthun
flying
dhawutthun,
out of
larrtha’ŋuru.
[the] mangroves.
Jörg Schmeisser, Mangrove and Notes, Etching, 2010.
Warrnyu mala
Bats
yukurra butthun
flying
dhawutthun,
out of
larrtha’ŋuru.
[the] mangroves.
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