Fruits of the sea
“As the seasons change we think of the old people, the ancestors, we think of gathering maypal.”
– Djalu Gurruwiwi, Yolngu Elder
WHEN THE YOLNGU of north-eastern Arnhem Land look to the sea, they know the season from the direction and feel of the wind. One thing the wind communicates, they say, is when certain maypal are plump and ready
