Barramundi and Lily pads by Karl Haala carving attending Jabiru Area School and

attending Jabiru Area School and West Arnhem College

John is a Kunwiniku artist and his country is East Arnhem land in the Northern Territory of Australia

There are two words in Kunwok for catfish - ngalmakkawarri and ngadjdjlek

The colours are outstanding

5cm H x 29cm W | soft canvas

Barramundi and Lily pads by Karl Haala carving attending Jabiru Area School andKarl Haala Namarnkol (barramundi), is one of the main food sources for the locals all year around. It is also one of the totem animals for many Indigenous, as well as Dreaming in many sites. Namarnkol is even told in stories to be kept as pets of the Yawk Yawk spirits. Traditionally, Bininj used to spear them at billabongs, rivers and floodwaters. Today the locals go fishing with lines and modern nets, yet sometimes with spears, and they know the best