During the Pearling season, the entire adult male population was absent, leaving women to take care of the household and secure daily needs. This installation honors the key role of women in daily life on the island by specifically highlighting the process of milling grains used as a metaphor for their patience, struggle, and yearning.
Related Types of Songs
Raha: A famous type of folk song typically performed by women as they comforted themselves during the laborious process of milling their grains on the millstones.
Here is an excerpt from the lyrics:
Grind my flour as you turn, millstone of mine
Grind with it my yearning O millstone of generous folk
Grind my flour
