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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Christina Campion, Nawarlah (Stingray), 2024

Christina Campion

Nawarlah (Stingray), 2024
Pandanus (Pandanus Spiralis) and
Paperbark (Melaleuca Quinquenervia) with Natural Dyes
71 x 34 cm
1880-24
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Nawarlah (stingrays, Dasyatis sp.) can be found in saltwater, or in big estuarine rivers. Nawarlah is one of the animals which we Kunwinjku people eat. When we cook nawarlah, we...
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Nawarlah (stingrays, Dasyatis sp.) can be found in saltwater, or in big estuarine rivers. Nawarlah is one of the animals which we Kunwinjku people eat. When we cook nawarlah, we cut it up and cook it in a drum. We pound the flesh and separate the meat and the fat, which we cook in different drums. Then when we eat it, we take the meat and fat and mix them together. Traditionally, and still sometimes today, nawarlah are hunted in shallow water with djalakirradj (three-pronged fishing spears). The liver is also prized eating. The name literally means “wide one”
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