Robyne Latham
[ef-heading size=”h1″]REMEMBERING THE EMPTY COOLAMONS[/ef-heading] The coolamon is a vessel used throughout Australia by Aboriginal men and women to collect fruit, nuts and grain. Often etched with intricate and culturally significant markings, coolamons are used to cradle newborn babies. In this context, the coolamon, empty of baby, stands in witness to the trans-generational pain of …