Artwork 11 - Ruby Florence Hammond PSM
Aboriginal Dreaming sings to us of living in harmony with the land and with each other.
Ruby Florence Hammond PSM, 1993
The Ngarrindjeri people of Murrundi (the Lower Murray River) believe the Ponde (the Murray Cod) is a significant aspect of their dreaming. Ruby Hammond, a descendant of Ngarrinderi and Western Arrente, worked tirelessly with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people striving towards understanding and equity for all Australians. Hammond was well-known for singing the song about the sun, the moon and the stars, by her family and many other groups. It is a song about where we all come from.
Ruby Florence Hammond PSM at Reconciliation Place
The artwork has been designed by 'Munnari' John Hammond, Ruby Hammond's son.
Source
Forte, Margaret Flight of an Eagle - The Dreaming of Ruby Hammond, Adelaide SA, Wakefield Press, 1995.