Kulabbarl (Billabong)

$340.00

  • 41cm x 61cm
  • Acrylic on Arches Paper
  • Catalog No: 1140-2107-17

Gary has painted a kulabbarl (billabong) scene with namarnkol (barramundi) and namarddakka (nail fish). Nailfish have strong spine-like protrusions resembling nails that have given it its name. They can be found in the billabongs and streams of Arnhem Land and are popular bush tucker. Kulabbarl is what we Bininj (Aboriginal people) call a billabong, where the flow of a river is blocked and builds up in the rain. Lots of fish are concentrated there, especially when the water starts to recede in the dry season. 

Manbu kulabbarl ngarriyime bu kudjewk mandjewk nawern kadjakdung wanjh kabore kore mankabo. Wanjh bu kabongurdme kabodadjme wanjh kamarnbun manlabbarl. Kumekke djenj kadjaldi kore kulabbarl. Kulabbarl karri djenj yiman burd marrngunj wakih kedjebe ngalmangiyi kore kulabbarlyahwurd. Dja kore kulabbarlkimuk ngarrire ngarrimang namarnkol kuluybirr manmakkawarri yika ngarrinan kinga kayo kore kulabbarl. Dja kani manimunak djilikuybi dja nawern nawu mayhmayh kani kore kulabbarl.

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